The Rising

Quotes

1. Every additional second the king didn’t take a bullet in the eye seemed a good sign.

2. 

   We’ve drawn attention to ourselves with our obsessive need to stay inconspicuous.

3. 

   To lose the satchel now would prove that God, if He existed, was a truly sadistic son of a bitch.

4. 

   Huygens, there are times when I take comfort in my sinful nature, for it means I’ll meet you in hell. I’ll be the one stomping on your jewels with singular dedication.

5. 

   “How have you acquired such intimate knowledge of our kind’s innermost construction?”

   “You know exactly how. You need me because I’m not burdened with a system of mores that hobbles my inquiries. So you can drop the indignation and make yourselves useful.”

6. 

   But the speculation was pointless. The past was forever in the past.

7. 

   “The duke was right about you.”

   “He survived? That’s a shame.”

8. 

   Your family excels at being a pain in my ass. Are you certain you’re not part Dutch?

9. 

   Only a fool wasted energy on things he could not control.

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