Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)

by Pierce Brown

An empire cannot be destroyed from without till it is destroyed from within.

He disagrees with the rules, but he follows them. It is possible. I can do the same until I have power enough to change them.

“You do not follow me because I am the strongest. Pax is. You do not follow me because I am the brightest. Mustang is. You follow me because you do not know where you are going. I do.”