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1 " Power doesn’t need a purpose: Power is its own purpose. It is the only goal that has value in itself, because it is the means by which all other goals are achieved. "
― Benedict Jacka , Risen (Alex Verus, #12)
2 " she’d learned to bring the kinds of things he asked for. Which, apparently, mostly consisted of tea, good food and high explosives. "
3 " Richard is a far worse enemy to me than you will ever be. If I were in a room with you, Richard and a gun with two bullets, I'd shoot Richard twice. "
4 " I suppose I’m . . . just less interested in the far future? The present seems more important. "
5 " She didn’t look like a monster last time,’ Ji-yeong said. ‘More like a victim.’ ‘A lot of monsters start out that way. "
6 " You’re worse than a warlord. You’re a bad teacher. "
7 " If you can’t get another ally, next best thing is to give your enemy another enemy. "
8 " There hadn’t been a moment where I’d had a clear choice between good and evil. I’d just had to choose between bad options, over and over again, and things had kept getting worse. "
