Costis Quotes

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• Safety is an illusion, Costis. A Thief might fall at any time, and eventually the day must come when the god will let him. Whether… — Megan Whalen Turner
• Your Majesty, you just-" Costis stopped. "Just what?" the king prompted wickedly. Nothing would induce Costis to say out loud that the king had almost… — Megan Whalen Turner
• 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 do… — Megan Whalen Turner
• Phresine showed him where he could sleep, in an interior room with no windows, a narrow bed, and a washstand. There were chests stacked along… — Megan Whalen Turner
• The window opened in the same direction as the king's, and there, summer-bright and framed by the darkness of the stairwell, was the same view.… — Megan Whalen Turner
• Costis followed, telling himself that it wasn't true that he and the king and even the stone under their feet were nothing but tissue, transparently… — Megan Whalen Turner
• Costis bowed stiffly. “I am here to make sure that you stay in bed, Your Majesty, because if this offends you and you order me… — Megan Whalen Turner
• In the afternoon, the king and queen sat to hear the business of their kingdom. At least, the queen sat to hear the business; Costis… — Megan Whalen Turner
• Where are my guards, Teleus?" He was still speaking softly. Three men dead and he wasn't even breathing hard, Costis noted. — Megan Whalen Turner
• He should have said something, why hadn't he? Costis wondered. In fact, the king had. He had complained at every step all the way across… — Megan Whalen Turner
• It made Costis wonder for the first time just how much the stoic man really wants to hide when he unsuccessfully pretends not to be… — Megan Whalen Turner
• Is that what the wine is for? To help you think?" "Oh, the wine. The wine, Costis, is to help hide the truth. It doesn't… — Megan Whalen Turner

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• 12 Costis Quotes by Megan Whalen Turner