“And as man turned from the light of day, all that was left to him was the endless night. Without contrast, he threw open his arms, and darkness took hold.”

“Xaphen swore an oath never to fail his primarch.Argal Tal did not. He spoke in a voice soft enough to break hearts, "We are heretics, father.”

“Everything is darkest," Xaphen mused, "before the dawn.""That, my brother, is an axiom that sounds immensely profound until you realize it's a lie.”

“Laa shay'a waqi'un moutlaq bale kouloun moumkine' -the Wisdom of our Creed is revealed through these words - 'We work in the Dark, to serve the Light. We are Assassins.' --Machiavelli”

“Happiness is attained, not through self-interest, but through unconditional fidelity in endless love of eternal light.”

“Johnson is a radical skeptic, insisting, in the best Socratic tradition, that everything be put on the table for examination. By contrast, most skeptics opposed to him are selective skeptics, applying their skepticism to the things they dislike (notably religion) and refusing to apply their skepticism to the things they do like (notably Darwinism). On two occasions I’ve urged Michael Shermer, publisher of Skeptic Magazine, to put me on its editorial board as the resident skeptic of Darwinism. Though Shermer and I know each other and are quite friendly, he never got back to me about joining his editorial board.”

“Il mio vi ammazzera tutti!'- 'My man is will kill you all!”