“Your brother beat him almost to death, Temujin. He held him and kicked him until he cried like a child. He is afraid of you, so he hates you. It would be wrong to hurt him again. It would be like beating a dog after it has loosed it's bladder. The spirit is already broken in him.”

“Courage cannot be left like bones in a bag. It must be brought out and shown the light again and again, growing stronger each time. If you think it will keep for the times you need it, you are wrong. It is like any other part of your strength. If you ignore it, the bag will be empty when you need it most.”

“Be careful in your life, Tolui. I want you fit and strong for when I come for you.”

“Men respect the silent; they despise the garrulous. - Marius”

“And so I beat him and beat him until he kissed me. And then I kept on beating him until he did it properly.”

“It is true that only a coward can be brave, as a man who feels no fear has conquered nothing.”

“Beat him until there’s no skin left on his back. If he passes out, wake him and beat him again. (Father)Love you, too, Father. (Acheron)”