Wars don't bring lasting peace, only lasting death.

Let fools believe what fools believe.

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

Don't forget, Riddler, how I love thee. Or all we shared together. Or that this sea and all other seas can lead you back to me.

When the balance is restored, people get hurt.

Only from chaos does order come. The angry Fates bring death where they will, when war is king, says Enlil, storm god of the armies, and the tip of his crown rends the clouds above their heads. "Wheresoever I rule, death comes shambling after. So it has always been, is, and will be."

The only unfair fight is the one you lose.