"'Centuries ago, the Sartan thought to defeat our ambition by sundering the world that was ours by rights and throwing us into their prison...'"
Prologue, pg. 2

"'...You kill those who allegedly have wronged others, those who are above the law, those whom—supposedly—my law cannot touch.'"
Chap. 4, pg. 30

"'Of course he will die! It is his privilege to die an innocent child and escape the evil to which mankind is heir.'"
Chap. 5, pg. 36

"Bane! The assassin wasn't superstitious, but why would anyone give a child such an ill-omened name?"
Chap. 6, pg. 42

"'They live in a world of wealth and magnificence. A world of beauty that we can only begin to imagine. A world of ease that is supported by our sweat and our labor! And let me tell you! They have no intention of ever 'taking us up to that world'...