I sure gotta lotta favorite quotes...sorry bout that...
smile , but don't worry, these are the last!..i think..yeah, i'm pretty sure anyway...
heart These are from the Sparhawk books:
*'Do you know something, Sparhawk?' the old man said. 'They left a great deal of bark on you when they were giving you the last polishing touches.'
Sparhawk grinned at him.
"you can be truly offensive when you set your mind to it.'.Lenda chuckled.
'I can but try, my Lord.' - the diamond throne
*"It's hot there,' he mused, almost as if to himself, 'and dry and dusty. The sun reflects back from the walls and pierces the eye. At first light, before the sun rises and the sky is like molten silver, veiled women in black robes and with clay vessels on their shoulders pass in silence through the streets on their way to the wells.' - the diamond throne
*"I like talking with whores,' Kalten said. 'They've got a nice, uncomplicated view of life.' - the diamond throne
*"I get him first,' he said.
'What?'
'Krager. I get to start on him first.'
'What gave you that idea?'
'You're my friend, Sparhawk. Friends always let the friends go first.'
'Doesn't that work the other way around, too?'
Kalten shook his head. 'You like me better than I like you. It's only natural, of course. I'm a lot more likeable than you are.'
Sparhawk gave him a long look.
'That's what friends are for, Sparhawk,' Kalten said ingratiatingly, 'to point out our little shortcomings to us.' - the diamond throne
*"I can go as far as you can. I'm younger, remember?"
"Only by six weeks."
"Younger is younger, Sparhawk. Let's not quibble about numbers." - the diamond throne
*'You've got a nasty mind, Talen.'
"I know, and you've got no idea how much I enjoy it.' - the diamond throne
*"I attend Church services regularly and I always pay close attention to the sermons.'
'That's surprising,' the Patriarch said.
'Not really, your Grace,' Talen said. 'Most thieves go to church. The offertory provides all sorts of splendid opportunities.'
Dolmant looked suddenly aghast.
'Look at it this way, your Grace,' Talen explained with mock seriousness. 'The Church distributes money to the poor, doesn't she?'
'Of course.'
'Well, I'm one of the poor, so I take my share when the plate goes by. It saves the Church all the time and trouble of looking me up to give me the money. I like to be helpful when I can.' - the diamond throne
*Our Pandion brothers are perhaps a bit more worldly than the rest of us, Bevier,' Tynian said sententiously. 'We who fix our eyes firmly on heaven are not so versed in the seamier side of life as they are.' He looked piously at Kalten. 'We all serve, however, and I'm sure that God appreciates your efforts, no matter how dishonest or depraved.'
'Well put,' Ulath said with an absolutely straight face. - The Diamond Throne
*The fire in the thatched roof continued to smoke and steam as the church soldiers threw bucket after bucket of water onto it during the next quarter of an hour. Gradually, by sheer dint of numbers and the volume of water poured on it, the fire was quenched, leaving the owner of the stable bemoaning the saturation of his store of fodder, but preventing any spread of the flames.
'Bravo, Captain, bravo!' Tynian cheered from atop the wall.
'Don't overdo it,' Ulath muttered to him.
"it's the first time I've ever seen any of those fellows do anything useful,' Tynian protested. 'That sort of thing ought to be encouraged.'
'We could start some more fires, if you'd like,' the huge Genidian offered. 'We could keep them hauling water all week.'
Tynian tugged at one earlobe. 'No,' he said after a moment's thought. 'They might get bored when the novelty wears off and decide to let the city burn.' - The Diamond Throne
*"I don't think so. I've seen your attempts at spelling before.'
"Bad?' Darellon asked him.
"Terrible, my friend. Once he wrote down a six-letter word, and he didn't manage to get a single letter right.'
'Some words are difficult to spell, Vanion.'
'His own name?'- The Sapphire Rose
*'Blow in her ear,' Ulath said.
"What was that?' Sparhawk asked.
"It usually works,' Ulath said. 'At least it does in Thalesia. I blew in a girl's ear in Emsat once, and she followed me around for days.'
'That's disgusting.' Sephrenia said angrily.
"Oh, I don't know,' Ulath said mildly. "She seemed to enjoy it.'
'Did you pat her on top of the head too, and scratch her chin - the way you'd have done if she'd been a puppy?"
"I never thought of that,' Ulath admitted. 'Do you think it might have worked?' - The Sapphire Rose
*The rhythm of the hoof-beats was familiar, and it was that more than anything which awakened Sparhawk early the next morning. He muttered an oath and swung his legs out of the bed.
'What is it, dear?' Ehlana asked in a sleepy voice.
"Faran got loose,' he said in an irritated tone. 'He managed to pull his picket-line free somehow.'
"He won't run away, will he?'
'And miss all the entertainment staying just out of my reach all morning will give him? Of course not.' - The Sapphire Rose
*'Just what sort of indiscretions are we talking about here, Master Platime?' Ehlana asked suspiciously.
'Oh, nothing really worth mentioning, Your Majesty,' he replied deprecatingly. "There were a few incidental murders, assorted thefts, robberies, extortions, burglaries, arson, smuggling, highway robbery, cattle-rustling, pillaging a couple of monasteries, operating unlicensed brothels - that sort of thing.
"You have been busy, haven't you, Platime?' Stragen said admiringly.
"It's a way to pass the time. I think we'd better just make it a general pardon, Your Majesty. I'm bound to forget a few offences here and there.'
"Is there any crime you haven't committed, Master Platime?' she asked sternly.
'Barratry, I think, Your Majesty. Of course I'm not sure what it means, so I can't be entirely positive.'
"It's when a ship captain wrecks his ship in order to steal the cargo,' Stragen supplied.
'No, I've never done that. Also, I've never had canal knowledge of an animal, I've never practised witchcraft, and I've never committed treason.'
"Those are the more really serious ones, I suppose,' Ehlana said with a perfectly straight face. "I do so worry about the morals of foolish young sheep.' - The Sapphire Rose
*"I think you're going to get yelled at again, Sparhawk.'
There's nothing new about that. Is Kalten here in the palace?'
Khalad nodded. 'The food's better here, and he isn't expected to pray three times a day. Besides, I think he's got his eye on one of the chambermaids.'
That wouldn't surprise me very much. Is Stragen here too?'
'No. Something came up, and he had to go back to Emsat.'
'Get Kalten up then. Have him join us in the kitchen. I want to talk with him. I'll be along in a bit. I'm going to the bathhouse first.'
'The water won't be warm. They let the fires go out at night.'
'We're soldiers of God, Khalad. We're all supposed to be unspeakably brave.'
'I'll try to remember that, my Lord.' - Domes of Fire
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