Jess

“She would have lived in peace, Darrow, but you have brought her nothing but war.”
― Pierce Brown, Iron Gold

“I suppose that is what every man must tell himself in war.” His voice rasps and he sucks again on the water tube. “That there will be an end, and when it is done, enough of himself will remain. Enough to be a father. A brother. A lover. But we know it isn’t true. Don’t we, Darrow? War eats the victors last.”
― Pierce Brown, Iron Gold

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