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1 " All my life I have known fear. But I have acted in spite of it. I urge you to do the same. Your father used to say that it is preferable to die rather than to live fearing death. "
― Karen Essex , Pharaoh (Kleopatra, #2)
2 " Hungry men are not known for their patience or their kindness. "
3 " What is the difference between freedom and hedonism? Between freedom and insanity? "
4 " You see, Great Caesar. she said, this is the way in which mortals retain the power of the divine---in every earthly choice they make. 'But it's a paradox.' he said. 'Human beings are in control of everything and nothing at all.' 'Yes, she answered, her coy smile spreading joy across her lovely face. It is that simple. "
5 " Those on the decline always criticize those on the rise. "
6 " The strong do as they will while the weak suffer what they must. "
7 " Can you not see that we still might win? We lost a battle, not a war. "
8 " Are you ready to be rejoined for all time with your fellow gods? Oh yes, she explained, For not only was he a god, but so were all mortals gods in disguise, divorced from their divine lineage, their true identities, shrouded from their earthly selves. That is what she now revealed to him; He had been one of the rare humans who had not forgotten the connection with his divine self, and had lived like a god his mortal life. "
9 " The merciful man is rarely victorious. One's enemies are like snakes; though one may learn to handle them, they are always poisonous. "
10 " Simplicity! He is as simple as a spider's web. "
11 " One must either rule side by side or be subdued entirely. "
12 " It is a woman's burden to suffer the machinations and destruction of men. "
13 " The people call it a miracle; the scientists call it invention. But the invention is miraculous, is it not? "
14 " Together, they were greater than either them could possibly be apart. Together, she prayed, they were invincible. "
15 " Once you've spent a winter buried in the Alpine snow foraging for food, it's hard to complain over heat. "
16 " As a famous historian once said, in all its history, Rome deigned to fear two people; one was Hannibal, the other was a woman. "
17 " You must never deprive the people of their belief in the power of the gods, and you must never deprive yourself of it either. "
