No more is your master a god, Nobility, but he wants offerings from all. When Black God claims us, who will be punished for giving worship and power to a false god? The prince? Or Banjiku?
Tamora PierceYou get too excited over big flashes, Tunstall. Mages rely on that to make you think they have more power than you.
Tamora PierceSometimes there's nothing you can do. [...] Sometimes they don't have enough to fight with.
Tamora PierceI wish you would thrash him. He deserves it." She looked back at him. "I will one day, sir. I'm getting tired of falling down.
Tamora Pierce