‘You show your true nature in each action you take.‘
– Odysseus, to Hektor, Fall of Kings
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‘I believe there is a being beyond comprehension who guides our path and judges us. That is all I know.‘
– Odysseus, to Helikaon, Fall of Kings
‘Fear cannot be trusted. It exaggerates everything. It is both treacherous and dishonest.‘
– Andromache, to herself, Fall of Kings
‘If you tell the same lie often enough for long enough, then eventually it can become the truth.’
– Hektor, to Odysseus, Fall of Kings
‘Do not sneer at their faith. We all need something to have faith in.’
– Odysseus, to Helikaon, Fall of Kings
‘Truth and falsehood are two different beasts, as different as the lion and the lizard. They are complex animals and they share many of the same features – they both have four legs, two eyes, and a tail. Yet you cannot mistake the one for the other. I know the truth when I see it, and I know the lie.‘
– Odysseus, to Hektor, Fall of Kings
‘Listen to me, now is all there is. Yesterday is gone. Nothing we can do about it. Tomorrow is a mystery. Nothing we can do about that either, until we get there.‘
– Justinos, to Skorpios, Fall of Kings