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1 " Eithan looked from his enemy’s weapon to his own. “Longhook, is it? You can call me Tiny Scissors. "
― Will Wight , Skysworn (Cradle, #4)
2 " They call you the twenty-fourth ranked Lowgold on the combat charts,” she said. “You know what that means?” “That there are twenty-three Lowgolds stronger than I am,” he said immediately. “That you're ranked higher than three quarters of the Empire! "
3 " If I have to choose between disappointing you or my disciple…well, I’m sorry, but I don’t like you very much. "
4 " Even dragons,” Orthos said, “know when to bow. "
5 " A dragon uses his full strength, whether he's fighting a Sage or a mouse. "
6 " A dragon does not allow fear to make his decisions for him,” Orthos rumbled. “A dragon decides for himself. "
7 " When a horse carries a man, which of them is the stronger party? "
8 " He is looking to stand out by provoking one of the Empire's villains in front of everyone," the turtle said, not bothering to keep his voice down. Everyone heard. "He is not confident enough in his results to let them speak for him, so he has to distinguish himself in another way. He is the weakest sort of scavenger, crawling along the bottom and looking for scraps. Crush him. "
9 " Everyone thinks they’re making the world a better place, "
10 " You want somebody for a suicidal mission, sure, we're your guys. But this is just suicide. "