Matthew C

“I would die for my country. But I’d rather kill for it. Ready your troops. We march!”
― Brian McClellan, The Autumn Republic

“A peace that blacked yer eye,' I say. 'A peace that split yer lip.'

He looks at me for another second and then gives a sad snort. “The words of a sage,” he says, “in the voice of a hick.”
― Patrick Ness, The Ask and the Answer

“You’ve one mark on your record,” Tamas said. “You once punched a na-baron in the face. Broke his jaw. Tell me about that.”
Olem grimaced. “Officially, sir, I was pushing him out of the way of a runaway carriage. Saved his life. Half my company saw it.”
“With your fist?”
“Aye.”
“And unofficially?”
“The man was a git. He shot my dog because it startled his horse.”
“And if I ever have cause to shoot your dog?”
“I’ll punch you in the face.”
“Fair enough. You have the job.”
― Brian McClellan, Promise of Blood

“It's not that you should never love something so much that it can control you.
It's that you need to love something that much so you can never be controlled.
It's not a weakness.
It's your best strength.”
― Patrick Ness, The Ask and the Answer