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“You should've seen this coming,” he whispered, and she reckoned he had a point. It had been coming a long time.

A man who truly believes in a thing beyond the point where it costs him is a rare and dangerous thing.

‘Things aren't what they used to be' is the rallying cry of small minds. When men say things used to be better, they invariably mean they were better for them, because they were young, and had all their hopes intact. The world is bound to look a darker place as you slide into the grave.”

“So everything stays the same?” asked the notary, looking sadly up.

“Some men get better, some get worse.”

“And what do you think God's plan is, General Cosca?”

“I have long suspected that it might be to annoy me.”

She smiled. Or at least her mouth curled up to show sharp white teeth.
“Fury, paranoia and epic self-centredness in the space of a single sentence.”

“Well. Rumours of my death are often exaggerated. Wishful thinking, on the part of my many enemies.”

“I'm beginning to know how they feel.”

“It's true, then. You are still alive.”

Monza had her breath back now, and her brother's sword up. “It's true, cocksucker.”

“You need to fucking toughen up, boy. You should’ve killed me. Now help me get his arm off, optimist.”

Mercy and cowardice are the same.