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Truth does not become untruth simply because its existence upsets the scion of a High House.”
“Money is a madness, a delusion-illusion. It’s not made of metal, really. It’s made of time. How much is one’s time worth? If one can convince enough people that one’s time is an invaluable resource, then one has lots and lots of money. That’s why one can spend time—only one can never get a refund.”
“Strategy and tactics, discipline and protocol are necessary, but they’re just the beginning. You have to know people, Byron. How they think, what motivates them. Watch. Learn.”
“It’s a tradition,” Grimm said. “Were traditions rational, they’d be procedures.”
Each creature had something it excelled at, he supposed. Humans could manage knots easily, and cats could do everything else.

