Quotes from The Queen's Poisoner

“Never trust another person to do your thinking for you.” That sounded a little strange to Owen, but he accepted it.”
― Jeff Wheeler, quote from The Queen's Poisoner

“Most people suffer from a lack of imagination. They don't dare enough. But I do.”
― Jeff Wheeler, quote from The Queen's Poisoner

“New ideas are delicate. They can be crushed easily. New ideas can be killed by a sneer or a yawn...or even a frown.”
― Jeff Wheeler, quote from The Queen's Poisoner

“When enough people believe something of you, it can distort your view of yourself. We mimic the judgments of others. It would take a very strong person indeed to resist the effects of so much ill will.”
― Jeff Wheeler, quote from The Queen's Poisoner

“Power. There was power in being able to control how others reacted to you.”
― Jeff Wheeler, quote from The Queen's Poisoner

“Too many people are frightened. They want youth to last. They complain bitterly if sickness comes. But the world is always in tumult, and fortunes rise and fall and fail. It is the ambitious who accomplish things. It takes courage to be ambitious, for never was anything great achieved without risk.”
― Jeff Wheeler, quote from The Queen's Poisoner

“The wish to acquire more is admittedly a very natural and common thing; and when men succeed, they are praised rather than condemned. But when they lack the ability to do so and yet want to acquire more at all costs, they deserve condemnation for their mistakes.”
― Jeff Wheeler, quote from The Queen's Poisoner

“When he read, it was as if he were transported to some dreamland where he could not hear whispers or shouting.”
― Jeff Wheeler, quote from The Queen's Poisoner

“Argentine was a hard king to serve. He had a barbed whip for a tongue and it drew blood whenever he spoke.”
― Jeff Wheeler, quote from The Queen's Poisoner

“Never trust another person to do your thinking for you.”
― Jeff Wheeler, quote from The Queen's Poisoner

“The reason most people don’t arrive at a destination is they never embark. They think of all the reasons why they can’t do it, so they don’t even try.” “I”
― Jeff Wheeler, quote from The Queen's Poisoner

“But remember the nature of secrets, Owen. If you share yours, it will stop wriggling inside your chest. And it will start wriggling inside hers. Secrets always want to come out.”
― Jeff Wheeler, quote from The Queen's Poisoner

“Courage isn’t the absence of fear, Owen. Courage is moving forward even when you’re afraid.”
― Jeff Wheeler, quote from The Queen's Poisoner

“It’s been my experience, Owen, that when everyone agrees on some point of fact, it tends to be the biggest deception of all.”
― Jeff Wheeler, quote from The Queen's Poisoner

“That is why I refuse to shutter the windows. We need more light. Even a flower withers without sunshine.”
― Jeff Wheeler, quote from The Queen's Poisoner

“New ideas are delicate. They can be crushed easily. New ideas can be killed by a sneer or a yawn . . . or even a frown.”
― Jeff Wheeler, quote from The Queen's Poisoner

“Owen watched as the king prowled around the hall, choosing victim after victim. Age did not spare anyone from his barbed wit. His words were feints and thrusts, always sharp and always ready to draw blood. This was what Owen had to look forward to every day. To be wheedled and teased by a sarcastic king who used children as his royal food tasters.”
― Jeff Wheeler, quote from The Queen's Poisoner

“Too many people are frightened. They want youth to last. They complain bitterly if sickness comes. But the world is always in tumult, and fortunes rise and fall and fail. It is the ambitious who accomplish things. It takes courage to be ambitious, for never was anything great achieved without risk. I wish to become the head of the Espion. There—I’ve written it down. A goal not written down is merely a wish.   —Dominic”
― Jeff Wheeler, quote from The Queen's Poisoner

“riding toward the palace with something”
― Jeff Wheeler, quote from The Queen's Poisoner

“Thoughts have a way of growing. If you put your mind to it, you can accomplish surprising things.”
― Jeff Wheeler, quote from The Queen's Poisoner

“Thoughts have a way of growing. If you put your mind to it, you can accomplish surprising things.” “Truly?”
― Jeff Wheeler, quote from The Queen's Poisoner

“Remember that. Never trust another person to do your thinking for you.” That”
― Jeff Wheeler, quote from The Queen's Poisoner

“The reason most people don’t arrive at a destination is they never embark. They think of all the reasons why they can’t do it, so they don’t even try.”
― Jeff Wheeler, quote from The Queen's Poisoner

“He knew the disdainful way he treated others. When a man led others, he needed to earn their respect, not lord over them because of his rank. It was a lesson he’d learned from his father, who always treated his men with respect.”
― Jeff Wheeler, quote from The Queen's Poisoner

“Never trust another person to do your thinking for you.” That”
― Jeff Wheeler, quote from The Queen's Poisoner

“The reason most people don’t arrive at a destination is they never embark.”
― Jeff Wheeler, quote from The Queen's Poisoner

“You see, it is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.”
― Jeff Wheeler, quote from The Queen's Poisoner

“Lady Eleanor sat at the window seat of her chambers, gently stroking her son’s head in her lap.”
― Jeff Wheeler, quote from The Queen's Poisoner

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