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Perhaps it is fortunate that most heroes who die for their people cannot come back to see what the people do with that hard-bought life and freedom.

— Tad Williams To Green Angel Tower (1993)

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She didn’t know which she liked less, having people tell lies about her or having people know the truth.

To Green Angel Tower (1993)

Strangely, although the world is already full of fearful things, mortals seems always to hunt for new worries.

To Green Angel Tower (1993)

Ambitious men never believe others aren’t the same.

The Dragonbone Chair (1988)

The last thing a drunkard loses, you see, is his cunning: it outlasts his soul by a long season.

To Green Angel Tower (1993)

Things are not always as old songs tell them to be—especially when it is concerning dragons.

Stone of Farewell (1990)

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