“Kings rise and fall, Dunk thought, and cows and smallfolk go about their business.”

“. . . you worked for Harry King, they said, because a broken leg was bad for business, and Harry King was all about business.”

“Success is not about never falling, but about rising every time you fall”

“Beside the road cows are lazily chewing grass. They show zero interest in the runners. They're too busy eating grass to care about all these whimsical people and their nonsensical activities. And for their part the runners don't have the leisure to pay attention to what the cows are up to, either.”

“In the afternoon, the king and queen sat to hear the business of their kingdom. At least, the queen sat to hear the business; Costis was still not sure what the king was doing.”

“The music business is like any other business, y’know? When sales are going well, everything’s hunky-f**king-dory. But the second something goes wrong, it’s all blood and law-suits.”