"I no longer love blue skies. In fact, I now prefer grey skies… When the sky brightens, we live in fear."

- Zubair Rehman

Do not despair. Do not spare your enemies. There is nothing in the world that can hinder or harm us, for God is with us. Do not think our previous mistakes of any consequence, for there are still great things to be accomplished in the Indies.

- Jan Pieterszoon Coen

"...those who accompanied Ishtar know no food, know no drink, eat no bread and drink no wine. They accept no gifts. They never enjoy the touch of a lover, never have any sweet children to hold. They tear away the wife from her husband's embrace, snatch the son from his father's knee, drive the bride from the house of her new family…"

- Ishtar's descent to the netherworld

I cut off the head of Teumman, their presumptuous king who plotted evil. I slew his warriors without number. I captured his fighting men alive. I filled the plain of the city with their bodies. I made the river flow with their blood.

- Neo-Assyrian Annals

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When your world is shattered, you'll seek answers anywhere you can find them, no matter how unlikely.

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All Roger needs is friends, a job, a purpose, and a girlfriend. The first three he'll have to take care of himself, but at least there's a government program that can help him meet people.

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