Ardelle

“If the Emperor Himself stood up, thought Guilliman, came down off His Golden Throne and proclaimed 'I am not a god!' then they would burn Him as a heretic.”
― Guy Haley, Dark Imperium

“The Emperor had allowed them to love Him, and to believe He loved them in return. He had not. His primarchs were weapons, that was all.”
― Guy Haley, Dark Imperium

“Mankind's spirit inspired Felix. These people had no special gifts, no enhancements, nothing, and yet they lived. These ordinary men and women had suffered the worst the galaxy had to throw at them. It humbled him that he would spend his life in service to them.”
― Guy Haley, Dark Imperium

“When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies but the pack survives.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones