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

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“"Be cautious," said the other. "Do not offend the gods."”
“"Nothing mortals make lasts; nothing the gods make endures forever."”
“The minister of war snorted. "Not if he had to follow you on a horse," he said.”
“"He didn't marry you to become king. He became king because he wanted to marry you."”
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“The magus described the fighting with the guard in detail and made me look very good indeed.”
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“"In my experience, the more you know of the gods, the more you know what you cannot understand."”
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“"If you want to keep something safe from thieves, hide it carefully and keep a close watch over it."”
“"I wouldn't destroy an entire house to destroy one man. But I would destroy a man to destroy a house."”
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“"Yet you prefer his mercy to my justice." She meant from the king. She knew where the message had come from.”
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“The king, the master of the fates of men, before their eyes was reduced to a man, very young himself, and in love.”
“"A story?" Phresine was surprised. "What makes you think I can tell stories?"
"Insight," said the king. "Go on."”
“"Least said, soonest mended isn't the advice for every occasion, Your Majesty, isn't the advice for every occasion."”
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“"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?"”
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“"The jam is from my mother's pantry."
"Oh, does your mother live far from here?"
"Not far," he responded, "as the crow flies."”
“Grown more confident of the queen's humor, Relius said, "I had not pictured you for a fishwife."
"Lo, the transforming power of love."”
“"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."”
“"Mother said she couldn't guess what was worse, to be a two-year-old with a cold forever or to live with a two-year-old with a cold forever."”
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“"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.”
“"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 queen turned back to face him. "I could hang you," she said.
Eugenides looked up at her. "You missed your chance for that," he said.”
“"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."”
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“While the magus, realizing his error, was trying to word an apology, my father came to look in at me. "I thought I heard you laughing up your sleeve," he said.”
“The queen laughed, and I flushed in the privacy of my bedroom. I do hate horses. That was the first sign that I wasn't going to be the soldier my father hoped for.”
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“"...Everything about you reveals your low birth. You'd never be comfortable at the court."
"I'd be famous."
"Oh, you're already that, Gen," he said pityingly.”
“"You eat more than Gen did after prison", he said.
"I have more sympathy with him all the time. Are you going to finish that drumstick?" I asked.
"I am. Stop staring at it."”
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About Megan Whalen Turner

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