Romanian Dan

“She realized, then, something she had never fully understood before. She’d always wondered what had led her father to turn to the dark side, to become Darth Vader. She’d imagined it came from ambition, greed, or some other venal weakness. Never had she considered that the turn might begin in a better place, out of the desire to save someone or to avenge a great wrong. Even if it led to evil, that first impulse might be born of loyalty, a sense of justice, or even love.”
― Claudia Gray, Bloodline

“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche

“Nobody liked to admit this, but courage had a short half-life. You had to act while you had it.”
― Claudia Gray, Leia, Princess of Alderaan

“Good intentions aren't enough. They're not meaningless, but - that's where we have to start. Not where we end.”
― Claudia Gray, Leia: Princess of Alderaan