Kinga

“Nice bird, asshole!”
― Scott Lynch, The Lies of Locke Lamora

“A fair system only works if there’s an unbiased means of assessing merit. When there is no pride or selfishness involved.” He gives a soft snort, shaking his head. “Which means that fair systems cannot exist where people are involved.”
― James Islington, The Will of the Many

“In the final reckoning there is only love, only that divinity. That we are capable only of being what we are remains our unforgivable sin.”
― Gene Wolfe, Shadow & Claw

“The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.”
― Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince