River Secrets Quotes
"The war is fresh in our ears, but I won’t tolerate disorderly violence. There is nothing I despise so much as professionals in the art of war who think they can stomp upon its rules."
"I’m not fresh. If I had been fresh, the outcome would be different."
"It’s time to tell me everything you know about Enna’s burnings."
"In sketchy diplomatic situations, the truth matters less than what the other side thinks is the truth."
"You can call me a nit anytime you want, and you can most certainly see the ocean."
"I fell into that role without my prodding."
"It's like a chipmunk, but with a long, fat tail."
"He doesn’t seem like a murderer, but the people-speakers I knew can seem so friendly and innocent and pretty and—"
"I’m stickier than a stickle bush, I’m so drenched in peach juice."
"Only when the party was mounted and returning up the beach, Finn and Enna in the lead, did Razo let his attention return to Dasha."
"With the conversation hushed, the sound of waves pierced him again as it had the first time, whispered an ache of loneliness, made him feel full of secrets."
"The way Dasha watched the water, he thought she would understand."
"The problem became harder and crunchier the longer he chewed, and he feared he might crack a tooth on it."
"He should try to chase them down. But how?"
"The scene around the assembly was calm and quick in the supple heat of early autumn, the sky a bottomless blue."
"The chief of assembly stood in the speaking circle at the lowest point of the room."
"This assembly is disgraced by harboring enemy spies and kissing our brothers’ murderers."
"The burner attacks from the shadows, secretive, calculating."
"I daydreamed that if I could figure out what Tumas knew and was able to tell Enna, then she might be grateful, she would think me..."
"The tumble seemed to take hours, giving him time to realize he was falling a long way."
"The water seized him and pulled him down."
"She returned her gaze upward, opening her face and neck to the sound of rain."
"His head bumped something hard, and he twisted around, somehow keeping afloat until his fingers grasped a tiled edge."
"He felt excited and hopeful, and at the same time terrified and unsure."
"The room was filling with Tiran soldiers—Lord Belvan’s men."
"I’ve got a thought, and I’m hoping I’m wrong. Tell me what the bodies looked like."
"He had caught the murderer in the midst of the dirty deed."
"You really never learned to read? Well, the scribbles are directions to the Rosewater River, west side, lower docks near the river mouth."
"No one has ever observed that about me before, or never told me. It means you’re noticing me. It means you care."
"If you never discover another secret, your duty to Bayern has been paid in full. And I’m grateful to you, son."
"I know, I know, but I’m no more upset than any father would be. It’s not that I don’t trust Gilsa, but... But he’s my boy."
"Ingridan, pour yourself inside my skin. A city of seven rivers. My blood runs in all your rivers."
"We could spend summer and autumn in Bayern, winter and spring in Tira."
"It was a hard loss, but... No, you listen to me. You nobles make the decisions, but you need to listen to those of us who understand war, who do the work."
"I’ve made some mistakes... There were times when I was too cautious, particularly after Veran was murdered."
"I love you so much," said Finn, his eyes full of Enna.