Ashley Tofil

“You've learned to hate. Now you must learn to forgive, or you'll have enemies at your back forever. He looked my straight in the eyes. That will be hard. The harder the goal, the more important it is, I said.”
― Tamora Pierce (Author)

“Seeing the enemy as human. A general's ultimate nightmare.”
― Sabaa Tahir, An Ember in the Ashes

“Sarra looked at her daughter and said reproachfully, "Speaking of war, I never raised you to be always fighting and killing. That's not woman's work."
"It's needful, Ma. You taught me a woman has to know how to defend herself."
"I never!" gasped Sarra, indignant.
"You taught me when you were murdered in your own house," Daine said quietly.”
― Tamora Pierce, The Realms of the Gods

“[The answer of Solon to the question 'Which is the most perfect popular government?']

That where the least injury done to the meanest individual, is considered as an insult on the whole constitution.”
― Solon