

“Learning does not make one learned: there are those who have knowledge and those who have understanding. The first requires memory and the second philosophy.”
― The Count of Monte Cristo
― The Count of Monte Cristo

“The difference between treason and patriotism is only a matter of dates.”
― The Count of Monte Cristo
― The Count of Monte Cristo

“Weakness is a guise. Wear it when they need to know you're human, but never when you feel it.”
― Siege and Storm
― Siege and Storm

“Life is a storm, my young friend. You will bask in the sunlight one moment, be shattered on the rocks the next. What makes you a man is what you do when that storm comes. You must look into that storm and shout as you did in Rome. Do your worst, for I will do mine! Then the fates will know you as we know you”
― The Count of Monte Cristo
― The Count of Monte Cristo

“You know the problem with heroes and saints, Nikolai?” I asked as I closed the book’s cover and headed for the door. “They always end up dead.”
― Siege and Storm
― Siege and Storm
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