--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Aedion didn’t bother talking to him, too…" description: "\"“Aedion didn’t bother talking to him, too preoccupied with humming bawdy tunes and inspecting the various women they passed. He’d dropped the half-civi..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83d/sarah-j-maas-58_dorian_aedion-didn-t-bother-talking-to-him-too_254485.jpg" --- # Aedion didn’t bother talking to him, too preoccupied with… ![“Aedion didn’t bother talking to him, too preoccupied with humming bawdy tunes and inspecting the various women they passed. He’d dropped the half-civilized veneer only once, when they’d been striding down a narrow path flanked by towering rosebushes—stunning in the summer, but deadly in the…” quote by Sarah J. Maas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83d/sarah-j-maas-58_dorian_aedion-didn-t-bother-talking-to-him-too_254485.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83d/sarah-j-maas-58_dorian_aedion-didn-t-bother-talking-to-him-too_254485.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83d/sarah-j-maas-58_dorian_aedion-didn-t-bother-talking-to-him-too_254485.jpg) > ““Aedion didn’t bother talking to him, too preoccupied with humming bawdy tunes and inspecting the various women they passed. He’d dropped the half-civilized veneer only once, when they’d been striding down a narrow path flanked by towering rosebushes—stunning in the summer, but deadly in the winter—and the guards had been a turn behind, blind for the moment. Just enough time for Aedion to subtly trip Dorian into one of the thorny walls, still humming his lewd songs.”” [Sarah J. Maas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-j-maas/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Aedion’s distraction with pleasure masks his strategic mind, using a moment of chaos to sabotage an opponent. **In simple terms:** He hides cunning behind frivolity. Key Takeaway Use distraction to gain advantage. Themes strategy distraction conflict seduction Mood tense calm scheming Type literary narrative character. When to use this quote - battlefield - political intrigue - personal rivalry Key Concepts tactics psychology power dynamics Questions to Reflect On - How do you balance pleasure and purpose? - When does distraction become a liability? A Different Perspective Reliance on chance can backfire if the opponent anticipates the ploy. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Narrow path](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/narrow-path/) ## Related quotes > [“Dorian didn’t bother saying anything to anyone and just stared at the glass pitcher of water before him. Celaena hadn’t seemed like herself just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-maas/dorian-didn-t-bother-saying-anything-to-anyone-and-just-stared-at-the/) [Sarah J. Maas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-j-maas/) > [“Dorian could only stare at her. This was different from the feral creature she'd become the night Nehemia had died. What she was right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-maas/dorian-could-only-stare-at-her-this-was-different-from-the-feral/) [Sarah J. Maas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-j-maas/) > [“...are you as deft at handling your sword as Captain Westfall?" "Better," he whispered in her ear.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-maas/are-you-as-deft-at-handling-your-sword-as-captain-westfall-better-he/) [Sarah J. Maas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-j-maas/) > [“Dorian might have found it funny—so typically Celaena to make such a flamboyant return—had he not been utterly petrified. She had drawn a line…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-maas/dorian-might-have-found-it-funny-so-typically-celaena-to-make-such-a/) [Sarah J. Maas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-j-maas/) > [“He was done with politics and intrigue. He loved her, and no empire, no king, and no earthly fear would keep him from her.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-maas/he-was-done-with-politics-and-intrigue-he-loved-her-and-no-empire-no/) [Sarah J. Maas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-j-maas/) > [“Roland gave her a courtier’s smile. “And what sort of work do you do for my uncle? ” Dorian shifted on his feet and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-maas/roland-gave-her-a-courtier-s-smile-and-what-sort-of-work-do-you-do/) [Sarah J. Maas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-j-maas/) > [“He suddenly felt the urge to kiss her-hard- upon the mouth. But this- what he felt, it could never be real. Because once the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-maas/he-suddenly-felt-the-urge-to-kiss-her-hard-upon-the-mouth-but-this/) [Sarah J. Maas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-j-maas/) > [“Dorian padded onto his balcony, needing to feel the river breeze on his face, to know that this was real and he was free.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-maas/dorian-padded-onto-his-balcony-needing-to-feel-the-river-breeze-on/) [Sarah J. Maas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-j-maas/) > [“Rena Goldsmith’s unearthly music wove through the cavernous space, wrapping them in a spell that he would have called magic had he not known…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-maas/rena-goldsmith-s-unearthly-music-wove-through-the-cavernous-space/) [Sarah J. Maas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-j-maas/) > [“So Sorscha lifted her head, even as her mouth trembled, even as her eyes burned, and stared down the King of Adarlan. “You destroyed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-maas/so-sorscha-lifted-her-head-even-as-her-mouth-trembled-even-as-her/) [Sarah J. Maas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-j-maas/) > [“The world kept slipping out from underneath Chaol's feet, so much so that he grabbed a handful of dirt just to remember where he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-maas/the-world-kept-slipping-out-from-underneath-chaol-s-feet-so-much-so/) [Sarah J. Maas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-j-maas/) > [“Oath-breaker. Liar. Traitor. Chaol was all of those things now, but not to Dorian. Never to his true king. “Take out the clock tower…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-maas/oath-breaker-liar-traitor-chaol-was-all-of-those-things-now-but-not/) [Sarah J. Maas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-j-maas/) > [“She touched his arm. “If you need anything, send word. It’ll be a few weeks before we reach Orynth, but—I suppose with magic returned,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-maas/she-touched-his-arm-if-you-need-anything-send-word-it-ll-be-a-few/) [Sarah J. Maas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-j-maas/) > [“He gripped the back of the sofa as though physically restraining himself. "You're a liar. You've always been a liar. And today was no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-maas/he-gripped-the-back-of-the-sofa-as-though-physically-restraining/) [Sarah J. Maas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-j-maas/) > [“Aelin was insane, Dorian realized. Brilliant and wicked, but insane. And perhaps the greatest, most unremorseful liar he’d ever encountered.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-maas/aelin-was-insane-dorian-realized-brilliant-and-wicked-but-insane-and/) [Sarah J. Maas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-j-maas/) ## More by Sarah J. Maas > [“Light it up, bitch.' 'Light it up, asshole,' ...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-maas/light-it-up-bitch-light-it-up-asshole/) [Sarah J. Maas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-j-maas/) > [“What does he look like? The question was soft- tentative. I knew who he meant. I interlaced my fingers through Rhysand's and squeezed tightly.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-maas/what-does-he-look-like-the-question-was-soft-tentative-i-knew-who-he/) [Sarah J. Maas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-j-maas/) > [“Lysandra chuckled, a surprisingly deep, wicked sound—probably a laugh she never let Arobynn or her clients hear. “Some night soon, I’ll sneak back in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-maas/lysandra-chuckled-a-surprisingly-deep-wicked-sound-probably-a-laugh/) [Sarah J. Maas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-j-maas/) > [“I love you. I am in love with you, Rowan. I have been for a while. And I know there are limits to what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-maas/i-love-you-i-am-in-love-with-you-rowan-i-have-been-for-a-while-and-i/) [Sarah J. Maas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-j-maas/) > [“Perhaps Nesta will take up the blood-drinking habit, too. I certainly believe her threat to rip out my throat. Maybe she'll enjoy the taste.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-maas/perhaps-nesta-will-take-up-the-blood-drinking-habit-too-i-certainly/) [Sarah J. Maas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-j-maas/) > [“To being the most fearsome and imposing girls the world has ever seen.” Celaena raised her goblet high before she drank. As she swallowed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-maas/to-being-the-most-fearsome-and-imposing-girls-the-world-has-ever-seen/) [Sarah J. Maas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-j-maas/) > [“have no interest in prisoners or battling today,” Manon said. The Queen of Terrasen gave her a grin. “Good.” Manon turned away, barking at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-maas/have-no-interest-in-prisoners-or-battling-today-manon-said-the-queen/) [Sarah J. Maas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-j-maas/) > [“Well, I'm late for something incredibly important," Lucien said, and before I could call him on his outright lie or beg him to stay,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-maas/well-i-m-late-for-something-incredibly-important-lucien-said-and/) [Sarah J. Maas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-j-maas/) > [“Holy gods. He'd frozen the whole damn lake. He was THAT powerful?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-maas/holy-gods-he-d-frozen-the-whole-damn-lake-he-was-that-powerful/) [Sarah J. Maas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-j-maas/) > [“She bellowed the last word with such soul-deep hatred that he felt it like a punch to the gut.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-maas/she-bellowed-the-last-word-with-such-soul-deep-hatred-that-he-felt-it/) [Sarah J. Maas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-j-maas/) > [“Afraid she and I had a summer romance?" That insufferable grin was still there. "I hope you did. I certainly enjoyed myself this summer."…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-maas/afraid-she-and-i-had-a-summer-romance-that-insufferable-grin-was/) [Sarah J. Maas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-j-maas/) > [“There are different kinds of darkness,” Rhys said. I kept my eyes shut. “There is the darkness that frightens, the darkness that soothes, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-maas/there-are-different-kinds-of-darkness-rhys-said-i-kept-my-eyes-shut/) [Sarah J. Maas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-j-maas/) > [“So you’re going to ask Ress and Brullo to just leave a back door open so you can sneak in?” “Don’t be so simpleminded.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-maas/so-you-re-going-to-ask-ress-and-brullo-to-just-leave-a-back-door-open/) [Sarah J. Maas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-j-maas/) > [“Gently, he pulled my hands away from my face. Gently, he took my cheeks in his hands and brushed away my tears. I didn’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-maas/gently-he-pulled-my-hands-away-from-my-face-gently-he-took-my-cheeks/) [Sarah J. Maas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-j-maas/) > [“I barely saw my silk slipper as it flew through the air, fast as a shooting star, so fast that even a High Lord…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-maas/i-barely-saw-my-silk-slipper-as-it-flew-through-the-air-fast-as-a/) [Sarah J. Maas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-j-maas/) [Explore all 1,807 Sarah J. Maas quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-j-maas/) ## More Dorian quotes > [“Fine, she wouldn't mind if Kaltain and Perrington met horrible deaths, but Dorian would be there. And Chaol.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-mass/fine-she-wouldn-t-mind-if-kaltain-and-perrington-met-horrible-deaths/) [Sarah J. Mass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-j-mass/) > [“By the way, Dorian, he (Lord Henry) said, after a pause, what does it profit a man if he gain the whole world and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-wilde/by-the-way-dorian-he-lord-henry-said-after-a-pause-what-does-it/) [Oscar Wilde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-wilde/) > [“A strange sense of loss came over him. He felt that Dorian Gray would never again be to him all that he had been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-wilde/a-strange-sense-of-loss-came-over-him-he-felt-that-dorian-gray-would/) [Oscar Wilde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-wilde/) > [“Sin is the only real colour-element left in modern life.' 'You really must not say things like that before Dorian, Harry.' 'Before which Dorian?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-wilde/sin-is-the-only-real-colour-element-left-in-modern-life-you-really/) [Oscar Wilde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-wilde/) > [“Dorian Gray listened, open-eyed and wondering. The spray of lilac fell from his hand upon the gravel. A furry bee came and buzzed round…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-wilde/dorian-gray-listened-open-eyed-and-wondering-the-spray-of-lilac-fell/) [Oscar Wilde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-wilde/) > [“Dorian grunted, staring out at the forest. "Where's Sascha?" "In the aerie." "You left her alone?" "As my mate would say- she's a cardinal,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nalini-singh/dorian-grunted-staring-out-at-the-forest-where-s-sascha-in-the-aerie/) [Nalini Singh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nalini-singh/) > [“people who only love once in their lives are really shallow people. What they call their loyalty, and their fidelity, I call either the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-wilde/people-who-only-love-once-in-their-lives-are-really-shallow-people/) [Oscar Wilde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-wilde/) > [“Dorian didn’t bother saying anything to anyone and just stared at the glass pitcher of water before him. Celaena hadn’t seemed like herself just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-maas/dorian-didn-t-bother-saying-anything-to-anyone-and-just-stared-at-the/) [Sarah J. Maas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-j-maas/) > [“Nicioadata nu aprob sau dezaprob un lucru, e o atitudine absurda fata de viata. Nu suntem trimisi in lume ca sa ne exibitionam prejudecatile…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-wilde/nicioadata-nu-aprob-sau-dezaprob-un-lucru-e-o-atitudine-absurda-fata/) [Oscar Wilde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-wilde/) > [The longer I live, Dorian, the more keenly I feel that whatever was good enough for our fathers is not good enough for us.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-wilde/the-longer-i-live-dorian-the-more-keenly-i-feel-that-whatever-was/) [Oscar Wilde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-wilde/) > [“He gripped the back of the sofa as though physically restraining himself. "You're a liar. You've always been a liar. And today was no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-maas/he-gripped-the-back-of-the-sofa-as-though-physically-restraining/) [Sarah J. Maas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-j-maas/) > [“She touched his arm. “If you need anything, send word. It’ll be a few weeks before we reach Orynth, but—I suppose with magic returned,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-maas/she-touched-his-arm-if-you-need-anything-send-word-it-ll-be-a-few/) [Sarah J. Maas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-j-maas/) > [“Oath-breaker. Liar. Traitor. Chaol was all of those things now, but not to Dorian. Never to his true king. “Take out the clock tower…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-maas/oath-breaker-liar-traitor-chaol-was-all-of-those-things-now-but-not/) [Sarah J. Maas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-j-maas/) > [“Dorian Gray had been poisoned by a book.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-wilde/dorian-gray-had-been-poisoned-by-a-book/) [Oscar Wilde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-wilde/) > [“The world kept slipping out from underneath Chaol's feet, so much so that he grabbed a handful of dirt just to remember where he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-maas/the-world-kept-slipping-out-from-underneath-chaol-s-feet-so-much-so/) [Sarah J. Maas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-j-maas/) Browse all 151 Dorian quotes ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Aedion didn’t bother talking to him, too preoccupied with humming bawdy tunes and inspecting the various women they passed. He’d dropped the half-civilized veneer only once, when they’d been striding down a narrow path flanked by towering rosebushes—stunning in the summer, but deadly in the winter—and the guards had been a turn behind, blind for the moment. Just enough time for Aedion to subtly trip Dorian into one of the thorny walls, still humming his lewd songs.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sarah J. Maas" }, "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-maas/aedion-didn-t-bother-talking-to-him-too-preoccupied-with-humming/", "about": { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Dorian" }, "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-maas/aedion-didn-t-bother-talking-to-him-too-preoccupied-with-humming/#quotation", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83d/sarah-j-maas-58_dorian_aedion-didn-t-bother-talking-to-him-too_254485.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83d/sarah-j-maas-58_dorian_aedion-didn-t-bother-talking-to-him-too_254485.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83d/sarah-j-maas-58_dorian_aedion-didn-t-bother-talking-to-him-too_254485.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Aedion didn’t bother talking to him, too preoccupied with humming bawdy tunes and inspecting the various…” — Sarah J. Maas", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Sarah J. Maas", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-j-maas/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "“Aedion didn’t bother talking to him,...", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-maas/aedion-didn-t-bother-talking-to-him-too-preoccupied-with-humming/" } ], "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-maas/aedion-didn-t-bother-talking-to-him-too-preoccupied-with-humming/#breadcrumb" }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```