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““Tell me about the city, then.”
The master shrugged. “It’s crowded. It smells. There are lots of things to buy.””

Ellen Kushner book The Privilege of the Sword

Part II, Chapter III (p. 140)
The Privilege of the Sword (2006)

“Our theories stand. We both see clearly; we know what’s right. Even if it’s not always possible to act on it, don’t you think it matters to be able to call things by their true names?”

Ellen Kushner book The Privilege of the Sword

Part IV, Chapter V (p. 386)
The Privilege of the Sword (2006)

“In a city where most of the wealth is controlled by a small few, certain things are overlooked, particularly when it comes to the assertion of privilege.”

Ellen Kushner book The Privilege of the Sword

Part IV, Chapter V (p. 385)
The Privilege of the Sword (2006)

“I’m the Duke of Riverside. I build things here and pretty much keep the peace, and discourage certain behaviors. If you think all that has been achieved through entirely civil and lawful means, you’ve had your head in a bucket.”

Ellen Kushner book The Privilege of the Sword

Part IV, Chapter V (p. 385)
The Privilege of the Sword (2006)

“I heard it clearly, and so did everyone else, I’ll be bound. Your name, dear, not mine. I am very popular. You, it seems, are not.”
“What a surprise.” He dropped petals on the floor. “And what a good thing I don’t care.”
“How nice for you that you don’t have to.”
“Meaning,” he drawled, “that you do.”

Ellen Kushner book The Privilege of the Sword

“Just so.”
Part IV, Chapter V (p. 392)
The Privilege of the Sword (2006)