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What is a secret? It is much more than knowledge shared with only a few, or perhaps only one another. It is power. It is a bond. It is a sign of deep trust, or the darkest threat possible. There is power in the keeping of a secret, and power in the revelation of a secret. Sometimes it takes a very wise man to discern which is the path to greater power. All men desirous of power should become collectors of secrets. There is no secret too small to be valuable. All men value their own secrets far above those of others. A scullery maid may be willing to betray a prince before allowing the name of her secret lover to be told. .Robin Hobb
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The world had to change and for some reason the prosperity of men always results in them taking ever more from wild creatures and places.Robin Hobb
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In the dead of night I stirred. Wakefulness flowed back into me. I was a cup full of sorrow, but that sorrow was stilled, like a pain that abates as long as one does not move.Robin Hobb
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Isn't it strange how wise counsel can cool the hottest head? He made sense but my heart screamed protest.Robin Hobb
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I found myself speaking softly as if I were telling an old tale to a young child. And giving it a happy ending, when all know that tales never end, and the happy ending is but a moment to catch one’s breath before the next disaster. But I didn’t want to think about that. I didn’t want to wonder what would happen next.Robin Hobb
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Be very chary of telling your hoarded secrets. Many lose all power once they have been divulged.Robin Hobb
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There would always be dishonorable things done to preserve the honor of any power.Robin Hobb
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What is a secret? It is much more than knowledge shared with only a few, or perhaps only one another. It is power. It is a bond. It is a sign of deep trust, or the darkest threat possible.. Be very chary of revealing your hoarded secrets. Many lose all power once they have been divulged. Be even more careful of sharing your secrets lest you find yourself a puppet dancing on someone else's strings. .Robin Hobb
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There is no path to the future, Fitz. The path is now. Now is all there is, or ever will be. You can change perhaps the next breaths in your life. But after that, random chance seizes you in its jaws again. A tree falls on you, a spider bites your ankle, and all your grand plans for winning a battle are for naught. Now is what we have, Fitz, and now is where we act to stay alive.Robin Hobb
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Everything she sang was true. I will leave it to you as to whether the truth can exist with details omitted, or if those lacks make a lie of it.Robin Hobb
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Assassins take no pride in fighting fairly. We take pride in winning.Robin Hobb
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Think of what is and don't let what might have been distract you.Robin Hobb
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I could not make it right, but I could make someone pay for how wrong it had been.Robin Hobb
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This was misery that could not yield, for he sorrowed for a time he could not return to, and a self he would never again be.Robin Hobb
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The word of a cat is not to be relied upon.Robin Hobb