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James Islington Quote: “They ask something small of you. A thing you would prefer not to do, but is not so terrible. You think you are working your way up, but in fact they are changing you. Moulding you into what they think you should be, one compromise at a time.”

51. “They ask something small of you. A thing you would prefer not to do, but is not so terrible. You think you are working your way up, but in fact they are changing you. Moulding you into what they think you should be, one compromise at a time.”

— James Islington

James Islington Quote: “Remember that your past does not define you – no matter the consequences,” he said gently. “Choice is meaningless without consequences, and a privilege we do not deserve if we will not face them.”

52. “Remember that your past does not define you – no matter the consequences,” he said gently. “Choice is meaningless without consequences, and a privilege we do not deserve if we will not face them.”

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James Islington Quote: “He’s a good man. Trying to be better. Trying to come to terms with the fact that he lived his entire life believing a lie.”

53. “He’s a good man. Trying to be better. Trying to come to terms with the fact that he lived his entire life believing a lie.”

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James Islington Quote: “You mourn your friend.” He cups my cheek in his hand. “But death is a doorway, Son. You will see him again. No one is ever truly lost.” He leans down and presses his lips gently to my forehead. “I am so glad I got to see you again. Even if it is too short. Even if it ends up being the last time.” His voice cracks a little. Aching. “I love you, Diago. I love you, Son. Never forget that.”

54. “You mourn your friend.” He cups my cheek in his hand. “But death is a doorway, Son. You will see him again. No one is ever truly lost.” He leans down and presses his lips gently to my forehead. “I am so glad I got to see you again. Even if it is too short. Even if it ends up being the last time.” His voice cracks a little. Aching. “I love you, Diago. I love you, Son. Never forget that.”

— James Islington

James Islington Quote: “When you have lived your whole life within the greatest empire of your time, it is hard to believe it will end.”

55. “When you have lived your whole life within the greatest empire of your time, it is hard to believe it will end.”

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James Islington Quote: “But perhaps it’s still not free will as you would think of it. That’s the natural arrogance of man, sadly. We want to believe that free will means complete independence from the plans of our creator.”

56. “But perhaps it’s still not free will as you would think of it. That’s the natural arrogance of man, sadly. We want to believe that free will means complete independence from the plans of our creator.”

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James Islington Quote: “But I can hate without it coming to violence.” “Hate is its own violence, my prince. Your only choice is whether to let it hurt them, or you.”

57. “But I can hate without it coming to violence.” “Hate is its own violence, my prince. Your only choice is whether to let it hurt them, or you.”

— James Islington

James Islington Quote: “Grief, my mother once told me, is love’s most honest expression. The last and hardest aspect of truly, truly caring for someone. She said it at her own mother’s funeral rites, tears in her eyes even as she tried to comfort a boy too young to understand why he was so sad, why his grandmother couldn’t be there anymore. She explained through choking sobs that without grief, love would be meaningless. Because it is impossible to truly love something that cannot be lost.”

58. “Grief, my mother once told me, is love’s most honest expression. The last and hardest aspect of truly, truly caring for someone. She said it at her own mother’s funeral rites, tears in her eyes even as she tried to comfort a boy too young to understand why he was so sad, why his grandmother couldn’t be there anymore. She explained through choking sobs that without grief, love would be meaningless. Because it is impossible to truly love something that cannot be lost.”

— James Islington

James Islington Quote: “Whether the obstacles to our advancement arise from our ties or our actions, we need to learn to overcome them ourselves. It’s not fair, but nor is the world.”

59. “Whether the obstacles to our advancement arise from our ties or our actions, we need to learn to overcome them ourselves. It’s not fair, but nor is the world.”

— James Islington

James Islington Quote: “The power to protect is the highest responsibility.”

60. “The power to protect is the highest responsibility.”

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James Islington Quote: “I lean forward so that my whisper carries to her ear. “I’m going to come back one day.” There’s no trace of anger in my voice. Just promise.”

61. “I lean forward so that my whisper carries to her ear. “I’m going to come back one day.” There’s no trace of anger in my voice. Just promise.”

— James Islington

James Islington Quote: “A man will always wonder what might have been, but a wise one recognises fortune when it comes. For all I left behind, life has not been unkind to me.”

62. “A man will always wonder what might have been, but a wise one recognises fortune when it comes. For all I left behind, life has not been unkind to me.”

— James Islington

James Islington Quote: “Rule a man, and he will do whatever you can imagine. Befriend him, and he will do more.”

63. “Rule a man, and he will do whatever you can imagine. Befriend him, and he will do more.”

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James Islington Quote: “That’s the problem with people, though, isn’t it? They always think that other people are the problem.” Quiet. Angry. “You want to remove the Princeps? The senators? You’ll just become them, sooner or later. If all you’re trying to do is change who’s in control, then you don’t really want to change anything.”

64. “That’s the problem with people, though, isn’t it? They always think that other people are the problem.” Quiet. Angry. “You want to remove the Princeps? The senators? You’ll just become them, sooner or later. If all you’re trying to do is change who’s in control, then you don’t really want to change anything.”

— James Islington

James Islington Quote: “There is always something more to lose.”

65. “There is always something more to lose.”

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James Islington Quote: “A society cannot make a man a monster, Diago. But it can give him the excuse to become one.”

66. “A society cannot make a man a monster, Diago. But it can give him the excuse to become one.”

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James Islington Quote: “That’s the power of the Hierarchy – we do, because there is no standing apart. You fight the tyranny of the many, or you are one of them.” He hangs his head again. Tired. “Silence is a statement, Diago. Inaction picks a side. And when those lead to personal benefit, they are complicity.”

67. “That’s the power of the Hierarchy – we do, because there is no standing apart. You fight the tyranny of the many, or you are one of them.” He hangs his head again. Tired. “Silence is a statement, Diago. Inaction picks a side. And when those lead to personal benefit, they are complicity.”

— James Islington

James Islington Quote: “A pain promised is often worse than pain itself.”

68. “A pain promised is often worse than pain itself.”

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James Islington Quote: “The decision may have been made by the few, Diago, but it’s the Will of the many that killed your family.”

69. “The decision may have been made by the few, Diago, but it’s the Will of the many that killed your family.”

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James Islington Quote: “But like everything else, the Hierarchy dangles it. Always a way up, even for the condemned. Always a way out from under the misery they’ve heaped on you, if you work hard enough. Fight hard enough. Take your chances.”

70. “But like everything else, the Hierarchy dangles it. Always a way up, even for the condemned. Always a way out from under the misery they’ve heaped on you, if you work hard enough. Fight hard enough. Take your chances.”

— James Islington

James Islington Quote: “Poor luck is being aware of these currents, but able only to drown in them.”

71. “Poor luck is being aware of these currents, but able only to drown in them.”

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James Islington Quote: “I give a soft, frustrated laugh. “Gods’ graves. Fair enough. One day I’ll find something that bothers you, though.” “One of my teachers back home once told me that sometimes, the only thing we can control is our attitude.”

72. “I give a soft, frustrated laugh. “Gods’ graves. Fair enough. One day I’ll find something that bothers you, though.” “One of my teachers back home once told me that sometimes, the only thing we can control is our attitude.”

— James Islington

James Islington Quote: “You should never judge the sides of an argument simply by who is doing the arguing.”

73. “You should never judge the sides of an argument simply by who is doing the arguing.”

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James Islington Quote: “Victims can still be enemies.”

74. “Victims can still be enemies.”

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James Islington Quote: “The oldest argument for doing something wrong is that everyone is doing it. To dismantle what they have built would have required the agreement of every man who had spent his life building it,” agrees my father softly. “It would have required them to give up all they have striven their entire lives to gain. And they would have needed to do it, largely, for the benefit of those at whose expense it originally came.”

75. “The oldest argument for doing something wrong is that everyone is doing it. To dismantle what they have built would have required the agreement of every man who had spent his life building it,” agrees my father softly. “It would have required them to give up all they have striven their entire lives to gain. And they would have needed to do it, largely, for the benefit of those at whose expense it originally came.”

— James Islington

James Islington Quote: “Hate is its own violence, my prince. Your only choice is whether to let it hurt them, or you.”

76. “Hate is its own violence, my prince. Your only choice is whether to let it hurt them, or you.”

— James Islington

James Islington Quote: “I’m going to make sure you burn for this.”

77. “I’m going to make sure you burn for this.”

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James Islington Quote: “I am curious about no small number of things, but it’s not fair to sate my curiosity at the expense of her pain.”

78. “I am curious about no small number of things, but it’s not fair to sate my curiosity at the expense of her pain.”

— James Islington

James Islington Quote: “Loyalty is only given to those who can convince the ones lifting them up that they will succeed.”

79. “Loyalty is only given to those who can convince the ones lifting them up that they will succeed.”

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James Islington Quote: “Instead of the easy gift of our lives, we must suffer the hundred little deaths of self in order to protect this world. Not because what we do is good, but because good will no longer exist if we do not.”

80. “Instead of the easy gift of our lives, we must suffer the hundred little deaths of self in order to protect this world. Not because what we do is good, but because good will no longer exist if we do not.”

— James Islington

James Islington Quote: “Swinging first in a fight isn’t the same thing as starting it.”

81. “Swinging first in a fight isn’t the same thing as starting it.”

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