Never Die (The Mortal Techniques)

by Rob J. Hayes

"The thing about this world, the way to survive, is you either become the worst monster you can be, or you find someone else willing to be an even worse monster and make yourself useful.

"It takes a lifetime of evil to be a villain, and only one moment of good to be a hero."

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"One can either let their losses define them, or define those losses by what is left to them."

"For you cannot find yourself, if you do not first lose your way."

"Sometimes peace is no more than oppression in disguise."

The past, for it is important to remember what has come before in order to see what may come again. The present, because one cannot make plans without first knowing what resources one has available. And the future, to know what one's opponent must do and when, and to position oneself to counter their every move.

The room beyond was chaos stacked on top of wreckage.