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1 " You think you’re fighting for freedom. Freedom is dangerous. Give humankind freedom, and they will inevitably fall into chaos and war, religious zealotry and senseless violence. We have kept the peace. And we’ve done it by giving the people what they need, when they need it. Not what they want. Want is nothing but blind and selfish greed. "
― Rachel Caine , Smoke and Iron (The Great Library, #4)
2 " Women watched their allies as much as their enemies, if they wished to prevent trouble and keep their power. Especially if all of their subordinates and peers were men. Unfair, perhaps, but practical. "
3 " When a strong gale constantly blows, everything bends,” Murasaki said. “And even the most honest make accommodations, and soon they are not honest at all. "
4 " his loyalty was as unbreakable as she imagined that thick skull to be. She cherished him. She cherished all of them, in ways that continued to unfold in new and surprising directions. "
5 " I can’t let this be destroyed. We have few enough things to feed our souls. "
6 " You'll leave when your business is done here."It was not quite a question, but Jess treated it as one. "I will," he said. "I owe it to my father.""And you owe me nothing."Jess looked away and fixed his gaze on the broad shape of the Lighthouse tower, where his friends had once held offices. "I owe a lot of people a lot of things," he said and wasn't sure if was speaking for himself or his brother. "No idea how I'll be able to pay all those debts. "