Holly Black Quotes

No puppet. No puppet. You’re the puppet.

A usurper always distrusts the whole world.

They say that the commons of England would first destroy the king's friends and afterward himself, and then bring the Duke of York to be king so that by their false means and lies they may make him to hate and destroy his friends, and cherish his false traitors.

Politics—where they pat you on the back so they'll know where to stick the knife.

The delusion of the people is necessary to the dominant party. I see the extent to which that delusion has been already carried, and I see there is no length to which it may not be pushed by a party in possession of the revenues and the legal authorities of the United States

Anyone who gets to the top in politics is a control freak.

Backstabbing for Beginners: My Crash Course in International Diplomacy

Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are just putting us on [and acting stupid], or by imbeciles who really mean it.

Politics is the art of making the people believe that they are in power, when in fact, they have none.

Power can shape 'truth,' but not forever.

It's better to be known as a puppet than pretend not to be a puppet like Nawaz Sharif.

If you're ruling the world, you can't trust anybody. Because even those who profess to be working in your interest - those are also villains in and of their own right.

People are always trying to be on top. And not always with a macabre agenda, but I think that people are desperately trying to remain in control, rather than being honest.

It is dangerous for a ruler to trust others. He who trusts others can be manipulated by others.

You will serve the Cyrstal Throne well. It would be a shame to see you assassinated too early. I will make certain that the first I send after you are newly trained, so that you may stop them with ease." -General Galgan to Mat

Augustus was sensible that mankind is governed by names; nor was he deceived in his expectation, that the senate and people would submit to slavery, provided they were respectfully assured that they still enjoyed their ancient freedom.

Sorcerers are convinced that all of us are a bunch of nincompoops. We can never relinquish our crummy control voluntarily, thus we have to be tricked

Power is all. Another falsification; I do not tell how I gain or maintain it. I only record the ginger stroll through the vaguely fetid garden of its rewards.

In the game of thrones, even the humblest pieces can have wills of their own. Sometimes they refuse to make the moves you've planned for them.

History is not happenstance: it is conspiratorial. Carefully planned and executed by people in power.

Mahmoud Abbas is a puppet.

Authority, when first detecting chaos at its heels, will entertain the vilest schemes to save its orderly facade.

What a bunch of garbage, liberal, Democratic, conservative, Republican, it's all there to control you, two sides of the same coin! Two management teams, bidding for control of the CEO job of Slavery Incorporated!

The art of governing mankind by deceiving them.

Politics is the art of achieving prestige and power without merit.