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Megan Whalen Turner Quotes

born 1965 United States

Megan Whalen Turner (born November 21, 1965) is an American fantasy fiction author.

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"Nothing mortals make lasts; nothing the gods make endures forever."

The Queen of Attolia (2000)

"If you want to keep something safe from thieves, hide it carefully and keep a close watch over it."

The Thief (1996)

"He didn't marry you to become king. He became king because he wanted to marry you."

The King of Attolia (2006)

"Be cautious," said the other. "Do not offend the gods."

The Queen of Attolia (2000)

Grown more confident of the queen's humor, Relius said, "I had not pictured you for a fishwife."
"Lo, the transforming power of love."

The King of Attolia (2006)

The king, the master of the fates of men, before their eyes was reduced to a man, very young himself, and in love.

The King of Attolia (2006)

"I wouldn't destroy an entire house to destroy one man. But I would destroy a man to destroy a house."

The King of Attolia (2006)

"In my experience, the more you know of the gods, the more you know what you cannot understand."

A Conspiracy of Kings (2010)

"The jam is from my mother's pantry."
"Oh, does your mother live far from here?"
"Not far," he responded, "as the crow flies."

Instead of Three Wishes (1995)

The magus described the fighting with the guard in detail and made me look very good indeed.

The Thief (1996)

"Do you warn him not to offend the gods?"
"There was no need," said Attolis, smiling, "He couldn't offend the gods with a pointed stick."

A Conspiracy of Kings (2010)

"Will you serve me and my god?"
"I will, Your Majesty."
"Then come out," said the king, helping him, "knowing that you'll never die of a fall unless the god himself drops you."

The King of Attolia (2006)

"You have heard the queen's advice. My gift is below. Would you wait to see it until you have decided what you will do with hers?"

A Conspiracy of Kings (2010)

"I think he was delighted to see you safe," said the magus, "and grieved that the next time you meet, it must be as king and king and not as friends."

A Conspiracy of Kings (2010)

"Treachery," said the Mede.
"Diplomacy," said Attolia, "in my own name," as the rest of her guard rose up from the grass behind their captain.

The Queen of Attolia (2000)

"Yet you prefer his mercy to my justice." She meant from the king. She knew where the message had come from.

The King of Attolia (2006)

"A story?" Phresine was surprised. "What makes you think I can tell stories?"
"Insight," said the king. "Go on."

The King of Attolia (2006)

"Think of it as stealing not you but the king's faith in you."
"And what happens to me without the king's faith?"
"If you're smart, you leave Sounis," said Eugenides. "Quickly."

The Queen of Attolia (2000)

"It matters, because I can't do anything more for this country, and it matters," he yelled as he threw the papers back to his desk, "because I only have one hand and it isn't even the right one!"

The Queen of Attolia (2000)

"I don't know how he would have gotten out of the prison on his own," said the magus. "It seems a foolhardy plan to have relied on my intervention."

The Thief (1996)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Megan Whalen Turner (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.