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1 " All of a sudden, thoughts of the past flitted through Lily’s mind and scratched at her heart.My father. My mother. Alex… Has he forgotten me already?The countess frowned. This was not the time for such thoughts. "
― Lina J. Potter , Palace Intrigue (A Medieval Tale, #3)
2 " Princess Anna was never more than a few steps away from him. He was beginning to feel like a besieged castle. The man should be the arrow, and the woman should be the target. Here, however, it seemed that the target was flying around trying to run into the arrow. There was something wrong about it. "
3 " Her stomach rumbled, and Lily wondered how many calories her diplomacy had burned. "
4 " Lily held onto the edge of her desk to keep herself from screaming. She breathed in and breathed out.You’re a surgeon. A surgeon never panics during an operation. "
5 " Her new world had no telephones, internet or indoor plumbing. The customs were bloody and the laws were harsh. A man who tried to hurt a child faced a horrifying death. Women were not allowed to fight, because it wasn’t women’s work. Men were supposed to kill and die. That was what they knew. In the world she had come from, everything was convenient, people felt safe most of the time, and if anyone died protecting a child it was likely to be a woman. Which world is more honest? "
6 " An intelligent woman’s gratitude is a thing very much worth having… "
7 " My lady, your mercy in this matter is beyond what I can understand. Adulteresses must be chased from their villages. "
8 " People generally forget the things they are ashamed of, but no one ever forgets an insult. "
9 " Which world is more honest? "
10 " Beauty is skin-deep, young man. "
11 " How much do we lose because we are young and stupid? "
12 " Time doesn’t really heal all wounds. It just creates a layer of years over something that still pulses and bleeds. When someone cuts a piece out of your heart, it never heals. "
13 " Children should not repeat their parents’ mistakes, especially if their parents are around to warn them. "
14 " Lily believed that if you don’t take care of your own army, you are essentially taking care of someone else’s army. "
15 " All of a sudden, thoughts of the past flitted through Lily’s mind and scratched at her heart. "
16 " It was horrible to watch a man being tortured. She felt like something inside her own soul was cracking, something that would never heal. "
17 " You can’t keep her down, and you won’t get away with it. "
18 " Why couldn’t his stupid wife sit at home and work on her embroidery? What was all this nonsense about slave traders and thievery? "
19 " She was not the type of woman to keep a lover. A man would have to work hard day and night to even gain her notice. She was intelligent, strong, interesting, and even a little bit mysterious. "
20 " The chain mail had cost her dearly, but Lily believed that if you don’t take care of your own army, you are essentially taking care of someone else’s army. "