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Of Captivity & Kings QUOTES

Of Captivity & Kings QUOTES

1 " If Kingdoms wish to move quickly, they must go alone. If we wish to go far, we must go together. "

― E.Y. Laster , Of Captivity & Kings

2 " For a whore, if you must be one, must surely benefit more if of the male line. A female thus titled would be shamed, thrown out of her home, and stoned in the courtyard, "

― E.Y. Laster , Of Captivity & Kings

3 " You have the blood of a great warrior. To lead, you must also learn to follow. "

― E.Y. Laster , Of Captivity & Kings

4 " I love you as a son. I always have." His uncle was looking at him now with an earnestness he'd never worn before. "I know you've taken your father's death harder than anyone and I know I am no replacement for him. But I hope to be there when you need me. Whenever you need me. Even when you become king. I'll help you make decisions if you need my counsel. There may come a time when I am no longer...here. And I hope you will remember everything I taught you. You will make hard decisions at times. But they are necessary. And the outcome will always be worth it. "

― E.Y. Laster , Of Captivity & Kings

5 " She smiles even as she bleeds. "

― E.Y. Laster , Of Captivity & Kings

6 " Never take your eyes from your enemy, Imanishaketheto. Never underestimate them. When you think you've won, they will show their true colors and their strength. You must be ready. "

― E.Y. Laster , Of Captivity & Kings

7 " Please, take it. I love to read. I hate to argue. "

― E.Y. Laster , Of Captivity & Kings

8 " I may seem a child, but I was given a gift, a long time ago, when I was your age, and by the sight I will remain a youth. I've seen great kings rise and fall, I've seen the world turn as black as night for ten years. I've seen giants felled by ants, I've seen young men scream for death, and wombless women spring aged children from their life's blood. I know why young men dream of glory and why the ground drinks their blood. I know how to make old women young again and why the lioness lost her mane. I know, I know, I know... And I know what it is you dream... "

― E.Y. Laster , Of Captivity & Kings

9 " Life will come hard, my daughter, she thought. And quickly. "

― E.Y. Laster , Of Captivity & Kings

10 " Talk spoken in darkness always comes to light. "

― E.Y. Laster , Of Captivity & Kings

11 " I am my father's daughter. "

― E.Y. Laster , Of Captivity & Kings

12 " Men would find a great deal more happiness in this life if they were to strike the word fair from their vocabulary, Brother. "

― E.Y. Laster , Of Captivity & Kings

13 " If they weren't fast enough, they would soon be slaves. And slaves were property, and property was money and power. "

― E.Y. Laster , Of Captivity & Kings

14 " Papo, make me a bird," her brother cried back.
Her father had laughed, throwing his head back, shoulders shaking. "You want the world."
"Not the world," Neka said. "Just wings "

― E.Y. Laster , Of Captivity & Kings

15 " He'll survive, she told herself. That is also life. "

― E.Y. Laster , Of Captivity & Kings

16 " I know you'll be a great king one day. I hope to live to see it. "

― E.Y. Laster , Of Captivity & Kings

17 " His eyes always stayed on the water clock. Ketemin's eyes stayed on their uncle. Ever since their father died she treated her uncle as though he was their father. But he wasn't. And he never would be. She would never forgive him if she found out. But he could always make sure she didn't. "

― E.Y. Laster , Of Captivity & Kings

18 " Soon, he would be king. Soon, he would be as the Sao were, giants among men. "

― E.Y. Laster , Of Captivity & Kings

19 " I did not ride with the soldiers into battle. The soldiers followed me. "

― E.Y. Laster , Of Captivity & Kings

20 " When have you ever known a child to fight against the wishes of their father when they come of age? "

― E.Y. Laster , Of Captivity & Kings