The military preferred - invariably - those who could be readily defined, assigned roles, understood, and controlled.
Guy Gavriel KaySometimes you didn't really arrive at a conclusion about your life, you just discovered that you already had.
Guy Gavriel KayLiu Fang is a truly gifted, world-famous player of the pipa and the guzheng, classical Chinese stringed instruments.
Guy Gavriel KayThe world could bring you poison in a jewelled cup, or surprising gifts. Sometimes you didn't know which of them it was.
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