Seven Surrenders (Terra Ignota, #2)

by Ada Palmer

The child plays with toys. I’m a grown-up, I play with grown-ups.”

Always keep layers of minions between yourself and someone you destroy, it’s safer that way.”

This should be in the evil lords play book.

“When you start playing grown-up games, there are grown-up consequences.”

Apollo thought that we need suffering to create people capable of enduring suffering. World Peace does not breed heroes.”