Naomi Novik quotes

I had forgotten to fear him, from too much time spent too close. (Naomi Novik)
Would you believe it's harder to find a virgin than a unicorn in New York? View quote
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It seems to me that if you wish to apply laws to us, it were only reasonable to consult us on them, and from what you have read to me about Parliament, I do not think any dragons are invited to go there. View quote
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Well, I would have struck him, but I would have had to get up. You have no notion how difficult it is to arrange skirts when sitting down; it took me five minutes together the first time. View quote
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Next you will cry about taxation without representation, and throw a basket of tea into the harbor. You are indeed a very Jacobin at heart, and I think I must give up trying to cure you of it; I can but wash my hands and deny responsibility. View quote
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It seems to me after a fellow has been mutinied against three or four times, there is something to it besides bad luck. View quote
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I am beginning to feel the need of a glass of wine to fortify myself against this conversation. View quote
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And we must still try or we would be leaving our friends to fight without us. I think this is what you have meant by duty, all along; I do understand, at least this much of it. View quote
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Justice is expensive. That is why there is so little of it, and it is reserved for those few with enough money and influence to afford it. View quote
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I should rather have you than a heap of gold, even if it were very comfortable to sleep on. View quote
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I am very tired of this Government, which I have never seen, and which is always insisting that I must do disagreeable things, and does no good to anybody. (Naomi Novik)
Temeraire said, 'It is very nice how many books there are, indeed. And on so many subjects! View quote
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I do not think you are in any danger of starving," Maximus said. "The surgeon said only two weeks ago that you are too fat." "The devil!" Berkley said indignantly, sitting up; and Maximus snorted in amusement at having provoked him. View quote
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