I'm just a weapon of the god.

"Godling? Demigod?" Lysis nearly howled. "You'd be beaten black and blue in Thebes, and staked out overnight for claims like that. In Sparta, the secret police would ambush you, violate you, skin you alive and use your skull for a drinking cup."

Something awful is always going to happen, Arton. It's Sanctuary. You're a Stepson. Awful is a big part of your job.

Gods and politics are the tools with which the godless and unprincipled manipulate the gullible.

Wisdom, Niko thought as he leaned his cheek against his long-handled rake, cannot be had without price.

Revenge is never the best driver for a battle, but a common one.

Don't blame yourself, or worry. Neither does a bit of good.