People Quotes by Megan Whalen Turner

9 People quotes by Megan Whalen Turner

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Megan Whalen Turner’s nine concise reflections on people showcase her crisp, adventure‑laden prose. Though the set is small, each quote feels like a quick, vivid glimpse into her view of human motives.

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I wonder if people always choose what will make them unhappy.

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I thought that being king meant I didn't have to kill people myself. I see know that was another misconception.

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These people make my family look easy to get along with.

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No friend had I made there, but I wasn't with this group to make friends, and besides, he sneered too much. I've…

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...That he'd seen...two people, a young man and a woman, sitting on invisible furniture with their feet up, reading books and eating…

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I hate horses. I know people who think that they are noble, graceful animals, but regardless of what a horse looks like…

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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…

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The room was quiet, the others flicking glances at me. I ignored them. After years in Sounis's palaces being eyed with disgust…

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Your Majesty, please get down. My friend Aris is really a very good man, and if you fall off that wall he's…

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“Kings don’t move mountains as a favor to a friend,”

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Being six feet off the ground does give one a sense of superiority.

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Your Majesty, you just-" Costis stopped. "Just what?" the king prompted wickedly. Nothing would induce Costis to say out loud that the king had…

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I woke with a terrible headache and wobbled around 'till I fell out the window." "You what?" "Fell out the window. That one over…

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“He looked at her and tilted his head very slightly in wonder. He had forgotten, as he always forgot, how beautiful she was. Her…

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Calf love doesn't usually survive amputation, Your Majesty.

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“Useless the Elder was looking at me in amusement. “Not exactly stalwart, are you?” he said.”

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“The magus said thoughtfully, "That lying little monster complained about everything: the food, the horses, the blankets, the company. He even found fault with…

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The king lifted a hand to her cheek and kissed her. It was not a kiss between strangers, not even a kiss between a…

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What he brought out was a wooden gag they put in someone's mouth before doing something drastic, like cutting off a leg.

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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.

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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…

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Sophos turned red, and I wondered about the circulation of his blood; maybe his body kept an extra supply of it in his head,…

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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…

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What a strange world it is, where prisoners are left their weapons and the written word is a mortal danger.

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