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1 " Personally, I thought it chancy to rely on only one god. It struck me as akin to placing all your drachars on one chariot at the races...It didn't seem logical that one god could ensure the proper working of the world. "
― Tammie Painter , Domna, Part One: The Sun God's Daughter (Domna (A Serialized Novel of Osteria, #1)
2 " [The Solon]...was a showman, a braggart, and this appealed to certain people who saw only the bravado and not where this irresponsibility might take Osteria. "
3 " Sirius had the relaxed, confident demeanor Seatticans were known for...and an overall likable disposition. If you weren't being forced to marry him, that is. "
4 " Nothing good can come from trying to guess the gods' minds. "
5 " Sirius looked about as intelligent as the temple cats who liked to chase their own tails. "
6 " Even after a lifetime of being near oracles, I found their predictions annoyingly vague. "
7 " The magistrate's expression changed as quickly as if a gust of wind had blown his anger away. What replaced it forced me to glance away. It struck me too much as the same look Papinias got on his face when he discovered a new book to add to his ever-growing collection. "