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A tiny whisper at the back of her mind warned her to be wary of what one asked the gods for, lest they grant it.
Wagers of Sin (1996)
The more chaotic the world, the greater the need for ritual.
Wagers of Sin (1996)
Skeeter thought dark, vile thoughts at bureaus and the bureauc-rats that ran ’em.
Wagers of Sin (1996)
Kit chuckled. “You, Bull Morgan, are a wicked judge of human character.”
“Hell, Kit, thought you’d figured it out by now: all human character is wicked. Just varies in degree is all.”
Wagers of Sin (1996)
The more I learn about history, the more savage I find it was.
Wagers of Sin (1996)
Bull Morgan was just the right man for the job, a man who found the law useful in how far it could occasionally be bent to save a friend.
Wagers of Sin (1996)
All the years he’d spent fooling himself into thinking that what he did was correct was simply time wasted from his life, on delusions and fantasies that kept him from seeing what he was and where he was inevitably headed with genuine clarity.
Wagers of Sin (1996)
So fare the fortunes of men, Skeeter thought bitterly, when seven wolves and a sheep decide what’s for lunch. Perfect democracy: everybody got to vote. Even the lunch.
Wagers of Sin (1996)
“He’ll get a life sentence for the illegal trafficking alone and probably a death sentence for the people he killed along the way.” He sighed slightly. “I always did fancy happy endings.”
Wagers of Sin (1996)