Sometimes there is no happy choice, Sam, only one less grievous than the others.

“A lord may love the men that he commands, but he cannot be a friend to them. On…”

“The sea is colder than a maiden and crueler than a whore.”

“His time was past, her handmaid Irri declared. No man should live longer than h…”

“Her father said there was no shame in being afraid, only in showing your fear. …”