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> [“The Wickans know that the gift of power is never free. They know enough not to envy the chosen among them, for power is never a game, nor a glittering standards raised to glory and wealth. They disguise nothing in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-erikson/the-wickans-know-that-the-gift-of-power-is-never-free-they-know/)

[Steven Erikson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-erikson/)

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> [The Wickans know that the gift of power is never free. They know enough not to envy the chosen among them, for power is never a game, nor are glittering standards raised to glory and wealth. They disguise nothing in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-erikson/the-wickans-know-that-the-gift-of-power-is-never-free-they-know-2/)

[Steven Erikson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-erikson/)

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