Wisdom Quotes

"That is always the enemy you must fear the most. The unseen one who strikes from the shadows."

"If you are raised in a house that is square, what shape do you think you will build your house when you are grown?"

"Students are always a reflection of the teacher, Darrow. Fá was for Atlas. You are for Lorn. Alexandar was for you."

"If a man cannot learn from his mistakes, then what hope is there but to kill us all at first sin?"

"Gold has failed its duty, Grandmother. In the Core, and here. When we failed to protect the people even from our own blood, the Daughters of Ares had to for us. How then are they terrorists? On Europa, they saved millions, both by harboring refugees and taking part in the assault on Fá. When defense was needed, they offered it freely and paid with their lives. I have sworn to protect them, to take up their cause as my own. Tonight, when I become Hegemon, I will deal with the matters before us, but I will, in time, pursue the cause of dismantling the hierarchy. I will reform our laws. I will demolish the Krypteia. You’ve said it yourself. The Achilles’ heel of the Core has always been greed, and ours has always been pride. I tire of both, so do the people. Gold has failed. We need order, yes. But not the same order that brought us here."