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1 " What was I thinking? Of all the assistants I could have wound up with, why did I have to choose the one with the scary mother and troublemaking in his bloodlines? I am doomed. "
― Trudi Canavan , The Ambassador's Mission (Traitor Spy Trilogy, #1)
2 " Achati chuckled. "You may be surprised. Some might come in the hopes of being snatched away to a secret place ruled by exotic women. "
3 " Change goes on all the time. You lose something and you gain something else.”- Cery "
4 " There are three things you will learn from tonight: even the most powerful Thief has limitations, it pays to have friends in high places, and there are some things best left to magicians.” - Cery "
5 " Everything has changed for the worse.” - Cery "
6 " You don’t understand. I finally find something worth doing and you … you have to try to spoil it. Why can’t you just wish me luck and be glad that I might achieve something with my life instead of sitting around getting drunk or taking roet?” - Lorkin "
7 " Dannyl nodded. “But there was only one talisman, wasn’t there? Sometimes all it takes is one man and a little knowledge to do great things.”The king smiled crookedly. “Yes. And sometimes it only takes one man and a little knowledge to do a great deal of harm. "
8 " You have made a difference, Rothen,” she protested. “I’d have never become a magician if it were not for you. And what is this talk of your life ending? It’s going to be years – decades – before you need to start planning a gravestone to outdazzle everyone else’s. "
9 " There will be other ways you can make your mark. Ways that are as satisfying, with far less risk. You only need to be patient, and ready to grasp opportunities when they come.” - Lord Rothen "
10 " Chari gave him a lofty look. “You really don’t know? I’ve always wondered how it was that men in the rest of the world are in charge, when they’re so perpetually thick.”He snorted softly. “And I’m curious to know how Traitor women stay in charge when they’re just as inclined to communicate by indirect hints and innuendo as women everywhere else. "
11 " Risk. Only when you know the other could easily leave you, do you appreciate when he stays. Only when it’s not easier on them to like you than not, do you appreciate it when they do.” - Achati "
12 " I’d rather be honest with myself when it comes to business. I wanted to be better off than most dwells. Don’t want to die a beggar. I’m not pretending I got higher purposes than that.” - Cery "
13 " Of course there are risks – there are risks to everything a magician does.”- Lorkin "
