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King of Foxes (Conclave of Shadows, #2) QUOTES

King of Foxes (Conclave of Shadows, #2) QUOTES

1 " ...knew the futility of agonizing over why things had transpired as they had. What could have happened, did. "

― Raymond E. Feist , King of Foxes (Conclave of Shadows, #2)

2 " It takes a man of unusual character to openly confront his own shortcomings. It’s so much more convenient to blame others. "

― Raymond E. Feist , King of Foxes (Conclave of Shadows, #2)

3 " A man makes choices,” Tal said.

“True, but what choices a man makes depends on what choices he is offered. "

― Raymond E. Feist , King of Foxes (Conclave of Shadows, #2)

4 " Now he wondered what use it would be. For Kaspar’s death would not bring back his father, Elk’s Call at Dawn, or his mother, Whisper of the Night Wind. His brother, Hand of the Sun, and his little sister Miliana would remain dead. The only time he would hear the voice of his grandfather, Laughter in His Eyes, would be in his memory. Nothing would change. No farmer outside Krondor would suddenly stand up in wonder and say, “A wrong has been righted.” No boot-maker in Roldem would look up from his bench and say, “A people has been avenged. "

― Raymond E. Feist , King of Foxes (Conclave of Shadows, #2)

5 " Never offer an oath lightly. For you pledge not only your life and sacred honor, but your people’s honor as well. To break an oath is to be without honor, to be without a spirit, and to be apart from the people. "

― Raymond E. Feist , King of Foxes (Conclave of Shadows, #2)

6 " The trick to not being discovered until it is too late is to become part of the expected surroundings. Stealth is more the art of blending in with the background than sneaking through dark shadows. "

― Raymond E. Feist , King of Foxes (Conclave of Shadows, #2)

7 " Remember, never rely on one plan, Tal. Always have two or more in place when you undertake something perilous. If the first one fails, go to the second plan. If the second plan fails, go to the third.” “If the third plan fails, Your Grace?” Kaspar laughed. “Then run like hell if you’re still alive. "

― Raymond E. Feist , King of Foxes (Conclave of Shadows, #2)

8 " I wonder if those who live here get used to this beauty.”

“Undoubtedly, Magnificence. It is the nature of man to become oblivious to that which is around him daily, "

― Raymond E. Feist , King of Foxes (Conclave of Shadows, #2)