Phaedra of Alonso’s death was a never-ending pain that gnawed at his insides. It made him a prisoner in his own cottage.

Our spirit is mightier than the filth of our memories.

Do you love me?’ he asked instead. ‘Because if you don’t, I’d wait until you did. I’d wait weeks and months and years.

Do you want to know something about tyrants? When faced with death, they weep and they beg just like the rest of us.

In the games of queens and kings, we leave our dreams at the door and we make do with what we have. Sometimes if we’re fortunate, we still manage to have a good life.

In the end, the sum of my vices is all me.

Because today, I think I'm leaning on the side of wonder.

Phaedra looked across the water and her eyes met Lucian’s. Their needs came second. It came from the privilege of being tr

Lucian's father had warned him to fear idle men. Without the pride gained from a good day's work, they were left to their vices and the doubts that crowded their head. Their hatred. Their envy.

I determine my own worth. If I had to rely on others, I'd have lain down and died waiting.

I've wept enough in my life. I have no tears left.

Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love.

Thought is the supreme power. The right question will have the right answer.

Facts are facts and will not disappear on account of your likes.

Could it be that simple? Tell one story to one generation and repeat it until it was accepted as fact?

Looking in the mirror to check if my tie is straight is a waste of my time. I only look in the mirror once a day, and that's in the morning when I shave.

The progress of life shows a man the stuff of which he is made.

A bomb is blown up only once—but one bot can become many, and quickly get out of control.

If the gospel isn't good news for everybody, then it isn't good news for anybody.

Theres something about most phobias where theres a tiny, tiny corner where you think this really actually could happen.

I mean, as an athlete, as a competitor, you have to have that belief in yourself.