Never Die (The Mortal Techniques)

by Rob J. Hayes

The difference between the rich and the powerful was always made so much clearer by walls. The rich hid behind them, the powerful tore them down.

There were monsters in the world, Cho knew that well enough, but none were nearly so monstrous as man.

"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."

Honour can be lost a dozen times, and regained. Life can only be lost once, and never regained.

"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." "Sometimes the few need to stand against the many, so all can see what is right,"