“History isn't written by the winners - it's written by everyone - it's a jigsaw of facts from contradictory sources. But every once in a while, you unearth that one original document that no one can argue with...”

“Nico was wrong. The Book of Fate isn't already written. It's written every day.Some scars never heal.Then again, some do.”

“History doesn't choose individual people. History chooses everyone. Every day. The only question is: How long will you ignore the call?”

“Sometimes a speech can make things better. This isn't one of those times.”

“It's rotten, okay? And once something's rotten, it can never be good again.”

“Do you not see that? That's what being family is - that's the best part - it's not tit for tat or who owes more, it's simply - when one hurts, so does the other; when one finds good, you share in that, too. That's family.”

“It's so damn easy to judge. But as Paolo knows from his niece, no matter how much you want someone back in your life, sometimes it's the letting-them-back-in part that hurts the most”