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Fool's Quest (The Fitz and The Fool, #2) QUOTES

Fool's Quest (The Fitz and The Fool, #2) QUOTES

1 " What is a secret? It is much more than knowledge shared with only a few, or perhaps only one another. It is power. It is a bond. It is a sign of deep trust, or the darkest threat possible.
There is power in the keeping of a secret, and power in the revelation of a secret. Sometimes it takes a very wise man to discern which is the path to greater power.
All men desirous of power should become collectors of secrets. There is no secret too small to be valuable. All men value their own secrets far above those of others. A scullery maid may be willing to betray a prince before allowing the name of her secret lover to be told. "

― Robin Hobb , Fool's Quest (The Fitz and The Fool, #2)

2 " The world had to change and for some reason the prosperity of men always results in them taking ever more from wild creatures and places. "

― Robin Hobb , Fool's Quest (The Fitz and The Fool, #2)

3 " In the dead of night I stirred. Wakefulness flowed back into me. I was a cup full of sorrow, but that sorrow was stilled, like a pain that abates as long as one does not move. "

― Robin Hobb , Fool's Quest (The Fitz and The Fool, #2)

4 " Isn't it strange how wise counsel can cool the hottest head? He made sense but my heart screamed protest. "

― Robin Hobb , Fool's Quest (The Fitz and The Fool, #2)

5 " I found myself speaking softly as if I were telling an old tale to a young child. And giving it a happy ending, when all know that tales never end, and the happy ending is but a moment to catch one’s breath before the next disaster. But I didn’t want to think about that. I didn’t want to wonder what would happen next. "

― Robin Hobb , Fool's Quest (The Fitz and The Fool, #2)

6 " Be very chary of telling your hoarded secrets. Many lose all power once they have been divulged. "

― Robin Hobb , Fool's Quest (The Fitz and The Fool, #2)

7 " There would always be dishonorable things done to preserve the honor of any power. "

― Robin Hobb , Fool's Quest (The Fitz and The Fool, #2)

8 " What is a secret? It is much more than knowledge shared with only a few, or perhaps only one another. It is power. It is a bond. It is a sign of deep trust, or the darkest threat possible....
Be very chary of revealing your hoarded secrets. Many lose all power once they have been divulged. Be even more careful of sharing your secrets lest you find yourself a puppet dancing on someone else's strings. "

― Robin Hobb , Fool's Quest (The Fitz and The Fool, #2)

9 " There is no path to the future, Fitz. The path is now. Now is all there is, or ever will be. You can change perhaps the next breaths in your life. But after that, random chance seizes you in its jaws again. A tree falls on you, a spider bites your ankle, and all your grand plans for winning a battle are for naught. Now is what we have, Fitz, and now is where we act to stay alive. "

― Robin Hobb , Fool's Quest (The Fitz and The Fool, #2)

10 " Everything she sang was true. I will leave it to you as to whether the truth can exist with details omitted, or if those lacks make a lie of it. "

― Robin Hobb , Fool's Quest (The Fitz and The Fool, #2)

11 " Assassins take no pride in fighting fairly. We take pride in winning. "

― Robin Hobb , Fool's Quest (The Fitz and The Fool, #2)

12 " Think of what is and don't let what might have been distract you. "

― Robin Hobb , Fool's Quest (The Fitz and The Fool, #2)

13 " I could not make it right, but I could make someone pay for how wrong it had been. "

― Robin Hobb , Fool's Quest (The Fitz and The Fool, #2)

14 " This was misery that could not yield, for he sorrowed for a time he could not return to, and a self he would never again be. "

― Robin Hobb , Fool's Quest (The Fitz and The Fool, #2)

15 " The word of a cat is not to be relied upon. "

― Robin Hobb , Fool's Quest (The Fitz and The Fool, #2)

16 " Sorrow and loss never die. We can put them away in a chest and lock it tight, but whenever it is opened, even a crack, the aroma of lost sweetness will rise to fill our lungs to heaviness. "

― Robin Hobb , Fool's Quest (The Fitz and The Fool, #2)

17 " Sometimes thanking someone is more important to the person giving the thanks than the one who receives it. "

― Robin Hobb , Fool's Quest (The Fitz and The Fool, #2)

18 " Oh, my boy. The best mistake Chivalry ever made was you. Go on now. "

― Robin Hobb , Fool's Quest (The Fitz and The Fool, #2)

19 " If you don’t decide what you will do with the rest of your life, someone else will decide it for you. "

― Robin Hobb , Fool's Quest (The Fitz and The Fool, #2)

20 " I found myself speaking softly as if I were telling an old tale to a young child. And giving it a happy ending, when all know that tales never end, and the happy ending is but a moment to catch one’s breath before the next disaster. "

― Robin Hobb , Fool's Quest (The Fitz and The Fool, #2)