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“My responsibility was to tell you the truth, not wrap you in swaddling clothes.” She raised her hood again, half-veiling her face in shadow. “Nor protect you from your own badly aimed temper.”
The Republic of Thieves (2013)
“Let’s be obvious. Me brute, you weasel.”
“Agreed. You brute, me charming mastermind.”
The Republic of Thieves (2013)
“You know, believe it or not, ‘the gods will provide’ is not a fucking plan, lad. You’ve got one hell of a talent for improvisation, but when that lets you down, it lets you down hard.”
The Republic of Thieves (2013)
Maybe this is going to complicate the hell out of things. So what? You’re the complication I want more than anything else. You’re my favorite complication.
The Republic of Thieves (2013)
“Government affairs are a bit beyond our experience,” said Jean.
“Nonsense. You’ll feel right at home. What is government but theft by consent? You’ll be moving in a society of kindred spirits.”
The Republic of Thieves (2013)
“That’s not worth worrying about. If pressed I’ll use the never-fail universal apology.”
“What’s the n-never-fail universal apology?”
“‘I was badly misinformed, I deeply regret the error, go fuck yourself with this bag of money.’”
The Republic of Thieves (2013)
Sabetha threw her own shoes and costume components on the tiles near the bath. She retained only her black hose and a dressing gown. Locke did his best to look like he wasn’t staring, and she did an admirable job of pretending she wasn’t encouraging him.
The Republic of Thieves (2013)
They’ll be fine, and wiser for the experience. Young minds are brittle. Oldsters, now, we’ve had some disappointments. We’ve set aside the notion that we’re the center of the universe, so our minds bend with strain instead of meeting it head-on.
The Republic of Thieves (2013)
“Nikoros, your job this afternoon is to say yes to anything that comes out of my mouth. The more you rehearse this, the sooner it’ll become a smooth mechanical process allowing no time for painful reflection. Can you practice for me?”
“Yes.”
“You’re a natural.”
The Republic of Thieves (2013)
“Yes, I like it a lot, it’s all worth having to bathe, even!”
“Hmmm,” said Chains. “You live long enough for your stones to drop, then tell me if bathing is really such a hardship when the young women around you have bosoms that are more than theoretical.”
“What? When my what?”
“Never mind. That subject will be sufficiently confusing in its own good time.”
The Republic of Thieves (2013)