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1 " Most wars start with a lie, good wars, bad wars, they start with a lie, and the peace that comes afterwards, those promises of forgiveness and cooperation and fair play for all… those are lies too, lies wrapped in hope. "
― Robert Ferrigno , Heart of the Assassin (Assassin Trilogy #3)
2 " People want to believe. "
3 " Freedom is a terrible burden, much too heavy for the weak man to bear. "
4 " Studying history is for tourists - polite, tidy people with clean desks and clean consciences. Making history is for people willing to get their hands dirty, to make mistake and lie when necessary, so that someday historians can sit quietly at their desks and act shocked. "
5 " The surprise was worse that the pain. It showed a lack of awareness. "
6 " Time is the only thing even money can't buy. "
7 " Love your children while they are young. Because they grow up soon enough, and then… then the have no need of you. "
8 " I'm married to the future. "
9 " Yeah, well, you believe what you want to. I live in the real world. "
10 " Man had to hang on to his pride. "
11 " Thinking of it, and doing it… they're not the same. "
12 " Ignorance is fertile ground. "
13 " Government isn't about religion or signs or symbols… It's about power and control. "
14 " It's the small sins that save you. That's how you survive when all around you are getting their heads sawed off. "
15 " Religion was all about getting dumbasses to line up and sign up, making people pay today for heaven tomorrow. "
16 " You rely on your speed too much. A young man's vanity. An old man learns to absorb pain and wait for an opportunity. "
17 " I've seen what rational thought leads to. Dumbest people I ever met were intellectuals. "
18 " A beast barely able to restrain itself carried a risk to its master. "
19 " We're all going to hell anyway, why not enjoy the ride? "
20 " It hurts to be lost. You go native because it's better to be wrong than to be lost. "
