“How often does a man know, without question, that he has done well? I do not think it happens often in anyone's… — Robin Hobb Copy Share Image
“I perceived then that my father had already known these things, but that by asking about them in front of us, he… — Robin Hobb Copy Share Image
“Kyle saw them as a double-pronged problem: the ship that would not heed his wishes because of a boy that would not… — Robin Hobb Copy Share Image
“Those were some astounding lies, cub. And the very last one the most inspired of all. You have your father's talent for… — Robin Hobb Copy Share Image
“My mother had told me to never be afraid to apologize when I was wrong. She had said it would have saved… — Robin Hobb Copy Share Image
“His father and his sister had both deliberately attempted to wound him, and he had let them succeed. But those things that… — Robin Hobb Copy Share Image
“I loved that man as I have loved no one else. I do not say I loved him more than I love… — Robin Hobb Copy Share Image
“she suddenly stood straighter. “He has dismissed me as his Companion, abandoned me just as he did all the other women who… — Robin Hobb Copy Share Image
“No. You stop. Stop thinking you're the son your father disowned. You're not who he expected you to be; that doesn't mean… — Robin Hobb Copy Share Image
“I will always take your part, Bee. Right or wrong. That is why you must always take care to be right, lest… — Robin Hobb Copy Share Image
“She thinks you will succeed. But whether you will know you have succeeded, or if the success will be the one you… — Robin Hobb Copy Share Image
“Why should not a mother say to herself, if I raise this child aright, if I love and care for her, she… — Robin Hobb Copy Share Image
“He shook his head slowly. “I am not the person I was born. Neither are you. I know no one who is.… — Robin Hobb Copy Share Image
Boredom is vastly underrated. Boredom means that nothing is trying to kill you every day. — Robin Hobb Copy Share Image
“But that is not true for all folk. Some folk are meant to argue with fate. And win.” — Robin Hobb Copy Share Image
“I tried to leave you alone, Fitz. To find what peace you could, even if it excluded me from your life.” Ten years ago,… — Robin Hobb Copy Share Image
“Do you think you're taking Etta out of here?" "Yes," Kennit called over his shoulder up the sairs. "What about all these dead men?"… — Robin Hobb Copy Share Image
“I felt a familiar squeezing in what I thought must be my heart. I had heard of being "heartbroken" or "heavy-hearted" but I had… — Robin Hobb Copy Share Image
“... finally realizing that life was to be lived, rather than hoarded against an unseen tomorrow.” — Robin Hobb Copy Share Image
“Why, I suddenly wondered, had I wasted all those hours I could have spent with her? Why hadn’t I gone with them, to listen… — Robin Hobb Copy Share Image
