J. M. McDermott

"He got in loud fights with Baba all the time. I don’t remember words. Words are never important in arguments, only how loud we shout them."

"Justice is the motive of heartless people, who protect their gold with the sword."

"Men gain their thrones by selling their daughters, or sending their sons to die."

"You will never understand freedom. You and your son will never understand true freedom. You think freedom is the throne of the world, where no one can alter your words, and no one can tell you what to…"

"I will not argue with you a moment more, said Adel. I am tired of the past, and there is so much to do in the present."

"I told them many things, she said, if you knew what was good for you, you wouldn’t truly believe anything I say without proof."

"She smiled. Everyone is greedy, she said. Even people who have all the money and power in the universe want more to protect what they already have."

"They looked up and Prince Tsui introduced himself and they didn’t care. Their stomachs were empty."