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“It is easier, doubtless, to go with the tide than to oppose it; but our object should be to divert the stream when we find that its course is pernicious.”

Book:Sylvester Sound, the Somnambulist

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“Well, come on,' said Hyacinthe. 'Unless you want me to carry you.'' 'Carry me? What a delightful offer. You can bear me in your arms like a maiden in a fairy tale.' Hyacinthe rolls his eyes. 'I can throw you over my shoulder like a sack of grain.' 'Then I suppose I shall walk,' Oak says, hoping he can.”

Funny Holly Black The Stolen Heir Oak Oak Greenbriar Carry The Prisoners Throne Hyacinthe Carry Me Carry You

Book:The Prisoner’s Throne

Source: The Prisoner’s Throne

“Your HIghness,' Tiernan hisses at Oak. HIs sword is drawn and his jaw set. 'Get below.' 'And how will that help, exactly?' Oak demands. 'Will waiting to drown make the experience better?”

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Book:The Prisoner’s Throne

Source: The Prisoner’s Throne

“If one of them asked for the sun, he'd better figure out how to pluck it from the sky without getting burned.”

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Book:The Prisoner’s Throne

Source: The Prisoner’s Throne

“Look at my face and I am someone,' she whispered in his ear. 'Look at my back and I am no one. Who am I?' 'I don't know,' Oak admitted, a shiver running between his shoulders. 'Your mirror, HIghness,' she said, her breath tickling the hairs on his neck. And then she slipped away.”

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Book:The Prisoner’s Throne

Source: The Prisoner’s Throne

“What shall I do with you, Prince of Elfhame?' Wren asks. 'If you mean for me to be your pet,' he says, 'there's no reason to return me to my pen. My leash is very secure, as you have shown. You have only to pull it taut.”

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Book:The Prisoner’s Throne

Source: The Prisoner’s Throne

“Some of my best ideas come in the moment. And I did get a bath.”

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Book:The Prisoner’s Throne

Source: The Prisoner’s Throne

“In this garden full of asps, he was a pitcher plant, beckoning them to a tumble. Sometimes there was a part of him that wanted to scream: Look at me. See what I am. See what I've done.”

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Book:The Prisoner’s Throne

Source: The Prisoner’s Throne

“Why not whip me now?' he asks, a challenge in his voice. 'Spending a night dreading what will come in the morning is it's own punishment.' She pauses. 'Especially as you now know your own hand can be turned against you.' Oak looks directly into her eyes. 'Why are you keeping me at all, Wren? Am I a hostage to command? A lover to be punished? A possession to be locked away?' 'That,' she said, bitterness in her voice, 'is what I am trying to figure out myself.”

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Book:The Prisoner’s Throne

Source: The Prisoner’s Throne

“...do you know how to tell the fight is over? All your enemies are dead...”

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Book:The Prisoner’s Throne

Source: The Prisoner’s Throne

“You deceive as easily as you breathe and with as little thought.”

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Book:The Prisoner’s Throne

Source: The Prisoner’s Throne

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