Isana laughed. "And you, lady? Are you a woman of conscience or of ambition?" The lady smiled. "That's … - Jim Butcher

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There must be real gods see, the painted gods how fair!

Jim Butcher

Isana laughed. "And you, lady? Are you a woman of conscience or of ambition?" The lady smiled. "That's a question rarely asked here at court. " "And why is that?" "Because a woman of conscience would tell you that she is a person of conscience. A woman of ambition would tell you that she is a person of conscience—only much more convincingly.

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