Bethann Hynes

“Recognize there’s always value in taking the shot as you’re learning and building muscle memory. There is no such thing as perfect.”
― Chitra D. Nawbatt, The CodeBreaker Mindset: The Unwritten Rules for Success

“The trial awaiting Helen was known among the Toltecs as a Kazil,
a special court convened to consider only those state crimes serious
enough to be punished by death. It consisted of a joint session of
the Kinshazen and the highest-ranking priests of the Temple of Kronos,
who were referred to as the Host of the Faithful.
A Kazil was always conducted at Kindred House, the building where
the members of the Kinshazen met. Its outer layer consisted of massive
blocks of polished pink granite, which had a decidedly dark cast to it.
Kindred House was closest to Lake Shambhala of all the structures in
the Nighthall government complex.
Those summoned before a Kazil and convicted of the charges were invariably put to death within three days of the proceeding. And in only a few, very rare, instances had anyone been found innocent on trial before a Kazil.”
― Candace L. Talmadge, Stoneslayer: Book One Scandal

“Nothing is every quiet, except for fools.”
― Alan Paton, Cry, the Beloved Country

“It looked ritualistic,”
― Vincent Bugliosi, Helter Skelter