One day every soldier in the empire has to shower in the blood of your sacrificial bull. The next they don't even remember your birthday.

“So," he asked. "How's death?""Hard," she said. "It just keeps going.”

“I believe that life is a game, that life is a cruel joke, and that life is what…”

“How do you know?" She shrugged. "Once you’ve been around for a bit, you get to …”

“You know when I said I knew little about love? That wasn't true. I know a lot a…”