Comparisons?

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"No one was going to start a war over me, and I could be tremendously useful...." Thief, chapter 11.

"'You started a war in my name without telling me?' he asked." Queen, 7.

and,

"'I thought that if I went away to study, I could come back in a few years and be...useful.'" Queen, 6.

"He...made no sound, only breathed in sharply and didn't let the breath go." Queen, 3.

"...The king took a deeper breath and didn't let it go." King, 8.*

"He warned me that if I set a foot on the floor, he'd cut it off. I said that I thought the followers of Asklepios took an oath to do harm to no one. He said he'd make an exception for me." Thief, 12.

"'Do you imagine I am going to pour a cup of lethium down your throat and let you go?' Galen asked finally.
'I'd appreciate it,' Eugenides said.
'I took an oath to heal people.'" Queen, 4.

What are some of your favorite book-to-book comparisons?

*I have a theory that this comparison is why Irene faints in that scene. It brings up...unpleasant memories.