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> [My beautiful queen. Your entire court is staring at you, and I can't blame them." They were, too. The queen turned to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-whalen-turner/my-beautiful-queen-your-entire-court-is-staring-at-you-and-i-can-t/)

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> [I was listening," the king said, aggrieved. "I closed my eyes to listen better." "What did you hear?" "I'm not sure," he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-whalen-turner/i-was-listening-the-king-said-aggrieved-i-closed-my-eyes-to-listen/)

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> [“You will make the boy Thief king?" he said. "When you could have had me?" Attolia allowed a slight smile. "A fine…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-whalen-turner/you-will-make-the-boy-thief-king-he-said-when-you-could-have-had-me/)

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> [Irene-" "Don't call me that." "You were the princess Irene the first time we met." "It means 'peace'," Attolia said. "What name…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-whalen-turner/irene-don-t-call-me-that-you-were-the-princess-irene-the-first-time/)

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> [Why didn't you tell me to take Attolia's advice from the beginning?" "I thought you should figure it out. What you learn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-whalen-turner/why-didn-t-you-tell-me-to-take-attolia-s-advice-from-the-beginning-i/)

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> [You have to believe him, because he's going to have your entire palace up in arms and your court in chaos and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-whalen-turner/you-have-to-believe-him-because-he-s-going-to-have-your-entire-palace/)

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> [The gossip will carry to Attolian spies, who will report to Relius, Attolia's master of spies, and he will carry the news…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-whalen-turner/the-gossip-will-carry-to-attolian-spies-who-will-report-to-relius/)

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## Top authors on Attolia

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-megan-whalen-turner-66322.jpg) Megan Whalen Turner 47 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/attolia/megan-whalen-turner/)

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                        "text": "“You will make the boy Thief king?\" he said. \"When you could have had me?\" Attolia allowed a slight smile. \"A fine revenge for the loss of a hand,\" said the Mede, close to snarling. \"I will have my sovereignty,\" said Attolia thinly. \"Oh, yes, a fine one-handed figurehead he will make,\" spat Nahuseresh. Then he remembered Attolia's flattery earlier that morning. \"Or do I insult your lover?\" he asked. \"Not a lover,\" said Attolia. \"Merely my choice for king.”",
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                        "text": "Irene-\" \"Don't call me that.\" \"You were the princess Irene the first time we met.\" \"It means 'peace',\" Attolia said. \"What name could be more inappropriate?\" \"That I be named Helen?\" Eddis suggested. The hard lines in Attolia's face eased, and she smiled. Eddis was a far cry from the woman whose beauty had started a war.",
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