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> [“Are you questioning the power vested in me by His Excellency?" demanded Treble. "Are you challenging the authority of the Grand Steward himself?" Maxim Childersin let out a long breath, and suddenly it was hard to imagine that smiles had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frances-hardinge/are-you-questioning-the-power-vested-in-me-by-his-excellency-demanded/)

[Frances Hardinge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frances-hardinge/)

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> [There's much to be said for challenging fate instead of ducking behind it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-trilling/there-s-much-to-be-said-for-challenging-fate-instead-of-ducking/)

[Diana Trilling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-trilling/)

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