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Orphans of Chaos

Orphans of Chaos

Orphans of Chaos is a 2005 science fantasy novel by John C. Wright. It is the first volume of the Orphans of Chaos trilogy that continues with the novels Fugitives of Chaos and Titans of Chaos .


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John C. Wright photo

“You all think I am a coward, when all I am is polite.”

Source: Orphans of Chaos (2005), Chapter 5, “To Walk with Owls” Section 3 (p. 86)

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John C. Wright photo

“I will grant you three wishes, but do not ask for immortality without asking for eternal youth.”

Source: Orphans of Chaos (2005), Chapter 9, “Otherspace” Section 5 (p. 138)

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John C. Wright photo

“Everyone loses in war, even the winners.”

Source: Orphans of Chaos (2005), Chapter 7, “Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea” Section 2 (p. 109)

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John C. Wright photo

“It seemed even the smallest exercise of arbitrary authority could go to one’s head like wine. I told myself to remember this when I was older.”

Source: Orphans of Chaos (2005), Chapter 4, “Headmaster Boggin” Section 1 (p. 64)

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“Broken oaths are bad luck eggs.”
That was so weird, I did not know what to say. So I said, “Eggs?”

“They hatch bad luck.”
Source: Orphans of Chaos (2005), Chapter 5, “To Walk with Owls” Section 3 (p. 86)

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John C. Wright photo

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