Bastiano Romano (The Five Syndicates, #3)

by Parker S. Huntington

“Guilt is a weight on your shoulder. Your body’s way of telling you to pause. Think. Make better decisions. Repent.”

Duty is what one expects from others. —Oscar Wilde

One painful duty fulfilled makes the next plainer and easier. —Helen Keller

It is a woman’s duty not to lower herself. —George Eliot

Only enemies speak the truth; friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. —Stephen King