I don't despise you for what you allowed to happen to me. I despise you because when I was released, you refused to be found and I needed you more than anything in my life. Not to mend my broken bones, Arjuro. I needed my brother to mend my broken spirit.

You said to me once that you weren’t what I dreamed of. You were right. You surpass everything I dreamed of. Even the rot in you that’s caused you to do shameful things. Some men let the rot and guilt fester into something ugly beyond words. Few men can turn it into worth and substance. If you’re gods’ blessed for no other reason, it’s for that.

A very underestimated part of the world, The Entrance is.

When a woman has not received much flattery in her life, she will be seduced.

Are you an idiot, or an idiot?' Gargarin hissed. 'The first one. I really resent being called the second.

I do not believe that the desires of young boys cause catastrophic events. The actions of humans do.

Because being so dependent on people scares me.