Jennifer A. Nielsen

“Get me a real chair”

— Jennifer A. Nielsen

“It would take entire lifetimes for the men of Carthya to deserve their women.”

— Jennifer A. Nielsen

“What does it feel like?' 'Like butterfly kisses, what do you think?”

— Jennifer A. Nielsen

“I won't start the battle, but if it comes, I'll finish it.”

— Jennifer A. Nielsen

“The last thing I needed was rational thought.”

— Jennifer A. Nielsen

“How is it that you can see your enemies so clearly and never your friends?”

— Jennifer A. Nielsen

“No, my lady. If I cannot look at you as an equal, i will not look at you at all”

— Jennifer A. Nielsen

“I need a sword first," I said. "People here keep taking mine.”

— Jennifer A. Nielsen

“…Just because it's possible doesn't mean its wise”

— Jennifer A. Nielsen

“I can't do that," I said. "Who'll make sure Tobias gets back safely? He can hardly cross a road without endangering himself.”

— Jennifer A. Nielsen

“He’s no king,” I said. “Rulers aren’t made just because they sit on the throne. A true king serves his people, protects…

— Jennifer A. Nielsen

“There's an old saying in Avenia that goes, "Just because it's calmer than a hailstorm doesn't mean it's calm.”

— Jennifer A. Nielsen

“Don't give up, Sage, and don't give in to him. Please. A lot of us are watching you, and we need to…

— Jennifer A. Nielsen

“In hindsight, these gardens were the perfect place for a nice and quiet attempted murder.”

— Jennifer A. Nielsen

“A person can be educated and still be stupid, and a wise man can have no education at all.”

— Jennifer A. Nielsen

“He talked whenever he was nervous, or excited, or bored, or for that matter, awake.”

— Jennifer A. Nielsen

“The pirates wanted my life, Vargen wanted my country, and my regents wanted to paint rainbows over reality and claim all was…

— Jennifer A. Nielsen

“One of the greatest kings?” My smile widened. “That’s it? Why not the greatest?” “This will only make your arrogance worse, I’m…

— Jennifer A. Nielsen

“Kippenger suppressed a grin -- I could've sworn he did. Without looking at anyone, he said, "Jargon wrote, 'You'll get nothing from…

— Jennifer A. Nielsen

“I've got to go." "Go where?" "To go . I'd have just taken care of it myself, but it looks like you…

— Jennifer A. Nielsen

“Fink had a full bowl and grinned at me as he sat back on the bench. "It would help if you used…

— Jennifer A. Nielsen

“You should thank me for tolerating you. I had hoped that becoming a royal would cure your foul manners." "That's interesting. My…

— Jennifer A. Nielsen

“You made the right choice," Roden whispered. "Though you did choose his name rather quickly. "He has a skinny neck. He'd have…

— Jennifer A. Nielsen

“Above all else, I think that you are a compulsive liar." My laughter was tense, but sincere. "Hardly. In fact, I consider…

— Jennifer A. Nielsen

“Master Graves was incensed and said, as punishment for my disruption, I would have to write my letters an extra ten times…

— Jennifer A. Nielsen

“As part of the grand joke that had become my life, the gods had given me a master with the wit of…

— Jennifer A. Nielsen

“Another arrow flew through the air, nearly above my head. I ducked as it hit the thigh of the Praetor who had…

— Jennifer A. Nielsen

“And you're the biggest coward," I hissed, then caught my breath in my throat as his blade cut deeper. "Don't call me…

— Jennifer A. Nielsen

“If I was going to fight this beast — regardless of how poor my chances were — I needed the use of…

— Jennifer A. Nielsen

“It took several minutes before I was strong enough to say more than a few words of welcome to Aurelia. She returned…

— Jennifer A. Nielsen

“As the day progressed, it became evident that I would eat better on this period of punishment from Mott than I'd eaten…

— Jennifer A. Nielsen

“Finally I grinned and said, "I won't eat meat if it's been overcooked." She (Amarinda) glanced up at me, confused, and I…

— Jennifer A. Nielsen

“The field was empty now. The grasses had been laid flat by more than one game played there, but in the center…

— Jennifer A. Nielsen

“Truly, it is in the darkness that one finds the light”

— Jennifer A. Nielsen

“If he put us in dresses, we wouldn't suddenly become women”

— Jennifer A. Nielsen

“I'm still a king. My title isn't determined by my crown; it's in my blood.”

— Jennifer A. Nielsen

“...a strong heart will always overcome a strong body”

— Jennifer A. Nielsen

“I never denied being a fool. That's the difference between us.”

— Jennifer A. Nielsen

“Everyone gets scared at times. It's only the fools who won't admit it.”

— Jennifer A. Nielsen

“Her anger was so real, I could feel it in the air between us.”

— Jennifer A. Nielsen