Why didn't you tell me to take Attolia's advice from the beginning? I …

Megan Whalen Turner
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Why didn't you tell me to take Attolia's advice from the beginning? I thought you should figure it out. What you learn for yourself, you will know forever, said Eugenides. Pol used to say that, said Sounis, surprised. I learned it from him. I just wish to my god that I had his patience for the process. ✨ Megan Whalen Turner (2010). A Conspiracy of Kings, Greenwillow
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