The Cleansing Quotes

“The war-god priest gave him a disdainful look. “This city swarms with foreigners and outsiders. We will find plenty within each district. Outsiders are the ideal bearers of the community’s sins. It will be a great catharsis for all Romans.”
― Victoria Alvear, The Cleansing

“But a lie convincingly told without cease was a lie that became fixed as truth in the minds of those who needed it to be true.”
― Victoria Alvear, The Cleansing