Athena > Athena's Quotes

“It is my duty as a free man to read so I'm not blind being lead around by my nose”
― Pierce Brown, Iron Gold

“For those who dine with war and empire, the bill always comes at the end.”
― Pierce Brown, Iron Gold

“If you are wise and lucky and live long as me, you will learn this pain is just a drop in the sea.”
― Pierce Brown, Iron Gold

“Anything gentle that lives long, hides its stinger well.”
― Pierce Brown, Iron Gold

“New’ generally means someone’s just trying to make money off something old.”
― Pierce Brown, Iron Gold

“A fool pulls the leaves. A brute chops the trunk. A sage digs the roots. —LORN AU ARCOS”
― Pierce Brown, Iron Gold

“Mercy emboldens evil men.’ ”
― Pierce Brown, Iron Gold

“Dead kids are the loose change of war.”
― Pierce Brown, Iron Gold

“We don’t know who she is. We don’t know where she’s from. Do you even know what kind of help she meant?” “No,” I confess. “But opportunities multiply as they are seized.” “Don’t quote Sun Tzu at me like it was your idea.”
― Pierce Brown, Iron Gold