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Salt (The Barbarians Book 1) QUOTES

Salt (The Barbarians Book 1) QUOTES

1 " He’s a pole pusher for now. Ride him any harder, I’ll start pushing poles myself and you won’t like where. "

― , Salt (The Barbarians Book 1)

2 " Tanan shrugged. “Maybe nothing, but two rich old men waving carrots might have more success than four river rats waving sticks. "

― , Salt (The Barbarians Book 1)

3 " River’s like a woman, lad. Beautiful, sometimes capricious. Sometimes deadly. Treat it with respect and it’ll care for you in return. "

― , Salt (The Barbarians Book 1)

4 " That’s the difficult question, Your Highness. It’s almost impossible to learn what we aren’t aware that we don’t know. "

― , Salt (The Barbarians Book 1)

5 " Unaccompanied and unmarried, mothers found him irresistible and the perfect match for their unwed daughters—most of whom Tanan found completely resistible. "

― , Salt (The Barbarians Book 1)

6 " I’ve done what I can, but the spirits have much they wish to teach you,” she said. “Be careful out there, Sukhetai. "

― , Salt (The Barbarians Book 1)

7 " If the king cannot shoulder the burdens of the crown, he has no business taking the crown at all. "

― , Salt (The Barbarians Book 1)

8 " I’m no sir. Capt’n is sir. Al-Harradi is sir. I’m just yes.” He raised his eyebrows. “Got it? "

― , Salt (The Barbarians Book 1)

9 " The captain is expecting you—and his palm has already been oiled, so don’t let him hijack you for more. "

― , Salt (The Barbarians Book 1)

10 " There is much for you to learn, Sukhetai, and most of it is about yourself. "

― , Salt (The Barbarians Book 1)

11 " Great Sky Above, I hope so.” Qara couldn’t quite relax her scrunched-up nose. “It smells like a dead polecat’s armpit down there. "

― , Salt (The Barbarians Book 1)

12 " I can’t control much, but I can choose whether or not to be afraid. "

― , Salt (The Barbarians Book 1)

13 " It’s almost impossible to learn what we aren’t aware that we don’t know. "

― , Salt (The Barbarians Book 1)

14 " The grasses spoke of this storm,” she said. “The wind carried that message back to your high oyuun, and she sent her geese to me. "

― , Salt (The Barbarians Book 1)