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81 " It was as if Tatrini had been waiting for the right moment to show her claws, and her image to the people now seemed part of a carefully contrived plan. "
― Storm Constantine , The Way of Light (The Chronicles of Magravandias, #3)
82 " As if the elements themselves were relieved the ceremony was over, the sun had begun to shine wanly through a gap in the clouds. "
83 " The shapes in the shadows uttered tittering chimes of thin bones clattering together in the breeze. "
84 " I think this illustrates succinctly what the Magravandian kings have become,” Tayven said. “Moldy, stagnant, rotten, and dank. "
85 " These people look like actors and their domains are stage sets. "
86 " Gastern could see now that the sacred building was composed entirely of petrified gargoyles. Their grimacing faces peered out from every eave and spire. If the right words were spoken, perhaps they could come to life and fly in all directions. People would wake in the morning and there would only be an immense crater where the cathedral once stood. "
87 " Humans had to make do with what they could. "
88 " My path is lonely and made all the more so by all that I feel for you in so many ways. "
89 " What happened to me is not uncommon here. "
90 " I didn’t want to be a pretty bauble. I craved to be far more dangerous.”“There are few things more dangerous than a pretty bauble, as Almorante well knew. By now, I expect Tatrini does as well.”“I have fulfilled my vocation then. "
91 " Too long has she lamented over her defeat, which her pride brought upon her. You are touched by her feelings, and do not know it, yet you are strong and can overcome the weakness. "
92 " He couldn’t imagine returning, for a sense of finality and ending enclosed him like a farewell murmured in a soft sad voice. "
93 " Perhaps you are what everyone says you are,” Jadawyn said, then grinned. “But I wouldn’t want you to be any other way. "
94 " We have both learned something about each other, but there is no time for thoughtful reflection. "
95 " Pharinet’s love for him endured and she would fight like a dragon to protect all that was his, including his wife. "
96 " Life moved so quickly. You didn’t realize it until you paused to reflect. "
97 " I do not look through the eyes of love, and you wouldn’t respect me if I did. "
98 " Men and women who’d remained in the shadows came forth, bringing their maledictions with them. "
99 " You have lost control and will do whatever you can to salvage your position. This is why you are so calm in the face of all that’s happened today. "
100 " All gods have their Chosen Ones, who through devotion and piety believe themselves impervious to divine plague or curse. "