Cæsar

“Pain is a part of all lives, mortal and immortal,’ said the nymph. ‘It is inescapable. We all must navigate this river to get where we want to be.’
‘Shouldn’t we aim to avoid pain?’ Will asked. ‘Or at least mitigate it?’
Nico shook his head. ‘You know it’s not that simple.’
‘Pain helps us learn,’ said Gorgyra. ‘It is unfortunate, but we rarely forget the lessons taught to us in moments of pain.”
― Rick Riordan, The Sun and the Star

“My name is Locryn Tyack-Frayne, and Gideon is with me, and nothing can dislodge my soul.”
― Harper Fox, Guardians of the Haunted Moor

“I have no need to forgive you. You cannot offend me.”
― Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles

“The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of... We know the truth not only by the reason, but by the heart”
― Blaise Pascal, Pensées