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1 " Everyone gets scared at times. It's only the fools who won't admit it. "
― Jennifer A. Nielsen , The Runaway King (Ascendance, #2)
2 " And I want you to find something in the hills for the vigils to protect, like a rock or a thornbush. I don't want them around here. "
3 " Wherever our lives lead us, one thing is certain. You and I will always be connected. You might be able to deny that, but I can't. Even I am not that good a liar. "
4 " Duka baru menguar di dada, berbeda dari yang kurasakan sebelumnya. Jika pada suatu saat ada seorang yang dapat kuberikan hatiku. Aku Baru saja mengusirnya dari hidupku selamanya. "
5 " ke mana pun kita dibawa kehidupan, satu hal yang pasti. kau dan aku akan selalu terhubung, kau mungkin bisa mneyangkalnya, tetapi aku tidak. aku bukan pembohong yang benar - benar hebat. "
6 " There was something you failed to understand about me. I never run! "
7 " Was it possible for a king to run so far from his identity that he ceased to be anyone special? Because I had never felt lower, or less worthy of my title. "
8 " And my stature never sank when I joined you. You may be a thief, but there is far more good in you than bad. I'm better off for knowing you. "
9 " I haven't don anything wrong." At least, not for a few hours "
10 " Above all else, I think that you are a compulsive liar."My laughter was tense, but sincere. "Hardly. In fact, I consider myself a compulsive truth teller. It's only that everyone else seems compelled to misunderstand me. "
11 " You wouldn't want to be king of my country," I said. "Why is that?""Well, you're rather fat. I doubt you'd fit onto my throne. "
12 " You should thank me for tolerating you. I had hoped that becoming a royal would cure your foul manners.""That's interesting. My father hoped that stripping me of royalty would do the same thing. "
13 " You're such a young king. I barely remember being your age.""Then clearly we're talking about how old you are, not how young I am. "
14 " Her eyes scanned the dark skies. "Did it rain? Why are you all wet?""A nighttime bath.""Fully dressed?""I'm modest. "
15 " Erick: "I think I may grow to hate you before this is over."Jaron/Sage: "But you don't already and that's got to be some sort of record. "
16 " I need a sword first," I said. "People here keep taking mine. "
17 " Is it true?" Devlin asked me. "You're Prince Jaron?""KING Jaron, actually. News must travel slower amongst the illiterate." I glared at Gregor with every inch of disdain I felt. "Shouldn't you be groveling to me or bowing or something?" Gregor smiled. "I think before I have the chance, you will already be dead.""Ah. So much for all your toasts to my long life. "
18 " The pirates wanted my life, Vargen wanted my country, and my regents wanted to paint rainbows over reality and claim all was well. "
19 " Long live king Jaron. If he leads us half as well as he entertains us, then Carthya has a truly great future ahead. "
20 " I thought you were from a civilized country," he said. "How have you come to look more like Carthya's whipping boy than its king?""I have a habit of irritating some of our less civilized people," I answered. "But you seem like a civilized...pirate. I'd much prefer it if you didn't have me whipped.""And why shouldn't I?"With some effort, I forced a smile to my face. "Because it will hurt. "
