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> [“Teleus, who had faced his failures and his death and the death of his friend and accepted his own salvation at the hand of a man he despised, ran out of the strength to accept any more. He contradicted the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-whalen-turner/teleus-who-had-faced-his-failures-and-his-death-and-the-death-of-his/)

[Megan Whalen Turner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-whalen-turner/)

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## More by Megan Whalen Turner

> [“Kings don’t move mountains as a favor to a friend,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-whalen-turner/kings-don-t-move-mountains-as-a-favor-to-a-friend/)

[Megan Whalen Turner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-whalen-turner/)

> [Being six feet off the ground does give one a sense of superiority.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-whalen-turner/being-six-feet-off-the-ground-does-give-one-a-sense-of-superiority/)

[Megan Whalen Turner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-whalen-turner/)

> [Your Majesty, you just-" Costis stopped. "Just what?" the king prompted wickedly. Nothing would induce Costis to say out loud that the king had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-whalen-turner/your-majesty-you-just-costis-stopped-just-what-the-king-prompted/)

[Megan Whalen Turner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-whalen-turner/)

> [I woke with a terrible headache and wobbled around 'till I fell out the window." "You what?" "Fell out the window. That one over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-whalen-turner/i-woke-with-a-terrible-headache-and-wobbled-around-till-i-fell-out/)

[Megan Whalen Turner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-whalen-turner/)

> [“He looked at her and tilted his head very slightly in wonder. He had forgotten, as he always forgot, how beautiful she was. Her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-whalen-turner/he-looked-at-her-and-tilted-his-head-very-slightly-in-wonder-he-had/)

[Megan Whalen Turner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-whalen-turner/)

> [Calf love doesn't usually survive amputation, Your Majesty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-whalen-turner/calf-love-doesn-t-usually-survive-amputation-your-majesty/)

[Megan Whalen Turner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-whalen-turner/)

> [“Useless the Elder was looking at me in amusement. “Not exactly stalwart, are you?” he said.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-whalen-turner/useless-the-elder-was-looking-at-me-in-amusement-not-exactly-stalwart/)

[Megan Whalen Turner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-whalen-turner/)

> [“The magus said thoughtfully, "That lying little monster complained about everything: the food, the horses, the blankets, the company. He even found fault with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-whalen-turner/the-magus-said-thoughtfully-that-lying-little-monster-complained/)

[Megan Whalen Turner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-whalen-turner/)

> [The king lifted a hand to her cheek and kissed her. It was not a kiss between strangers, not even a kiss between a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-whalen-turner/the-king-lifted-a-hand-to-her-cheek-and-kissed-her-it-was-not-a-kiss/)

[Megan Whalen Turner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-whalen-turner/)

> [What he brought out was a wooden gag they put in someone's mouth before doing something drastic, like cutting off a leg.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-whalen-turner/what-he-brought-out-was-a-wooden-gag-they-put-in-someone-s-mouth/)

[Megan Whalen Turner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-whalen-turner/)

> [One cannot toss ambassadors back like bad fish," said Eugenides. "You treat them with care, or you'll find you've committed an act of war.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-whalen-turner/one-cannot-toss-ambassadors-back-like-bad-fish-said-eugenides-you/)

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> [“It might have been preferable," Eddis admitted, dryly, "if you had thrown off your chains of bondage solely for love of me. It would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-whalen-turner/it-might-have-been-preferable-eddis-admitted-dryly-if-you-had-thrown/)

[Megan Whalen Turner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-whalen-turner/)

> [Sophos turned red, and I wondered about the circulation of his blood; maybe his body kept an extra supply of it in his head,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-whalen-turner/sophos-turned-red-and-i-wondered-about-the-circulation-of-his-blood/)

[Megan Whalen Turner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-whalen-turner/)

> [Oh, that," said the king with a shrug. "That isn't your honor, Costis. That's the public perception of your honor. It has nothing to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-whalen-turner/oh-that-said-the-king-with-a-shrug-that-isn-t-your-honor-costis-that/)

[Megan Whalen Turner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-whalen-turner/)

> [What a strange world it is, where prisoners are left their weapons and the written word is a mortal danger.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-whalen-turner/what-a-strange-world-it-is-where-prisoners-are-left-their-weapons-and/)

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