Mark

“Five hundred souls

I carried them in my fingers, like suitcases. Or I'd throw them over my shoulders. It was only the children I carried in my arms.”
― Markus Zusak

“Then you know that Sam was the true hero of the tale,' Sayna said. 'That he faced far greater and more terrible foes than he ever should have had to face, and did so with courage. That he went alone into a black and terrible land, stormed a dark fortress, and resisted the most terrible temptation of his world for the sake of the friend he loved. That in the end, it was his actions and his actions alone that made it possible for light to overcome darkness.”
― Jim Butcher, Changes

“Revenge is simply justice with teeth.”
― Simon R. Green, The Bride Wore Black Leather

“I know it's not thematically in tune with my new job and all, but I find it effective. Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day," I say. "But set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life. Tao of Pratchett. I live by it.”
― Jim Butcher, Cold Days