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Rules and Order Quotes
"Why are the scales broken?" I asked. Anubis frowned. "Ma'at is weakening. I've tried to fix them, but…" He spread his hands helplessly. (28.97-98)
Family Quotes
When you only see each other twice a year, it's like you're distant cousins rather than siblings. We had absolutely nothing in common except our parents. (1.47)
Sacrifice Quotes
I'd known what was coming ever since Anubis asked me that impossible question: "To save the world, would you sacrifice your father?" (39.80)
The Home Quotes
"Poor boy, forced to travel the world, skip school, and spend time with Dad while I get a whole two days a year with him!" "Hey!… You get a home! You get friends and a normal life and don't wake...
Religion Quotes
The first twenty feet or so, the magical scenes cast a golden light across the hall. A blazing sun rose above an ocean. A mountain emerged from the water, and I had the feeling I was watching the b...
Revenge Quotes
"Osiris became an undead god, a half-living shadow of my father, fit to rule only in the Duat. But his loss gave me anger. Anger gave me the strength to defeat Set and take the throne for myself. Y...
Memory and the Past Quotes
"Stay on the carpet!" Zia grabbed Sadie's hand and pulled her back toward the center of the hall. "You are seeing the Age of the Gods. No mortal should dwell on these images." "But…" Sadie blink...
Language and Communication Quotes
"The Egyptian word shesh means scribe or writer, but it can also mean magician. This is because magic, at its most basic, turns words into reality. You will create a scroll. Using your own magic, y...