“Rules are for children. This is war, and in war the only crime is to lose.”

“Those with the least always lose the most in war.”

“The only difference between war and murder is the number of dead.”

“Mercy and weakness are the same thing in war, and there's no prize for nice behavior.”

“I've made peace with myself.Good for you. That's the hardest war of all to win.Didn't say I won. Just stopped fighting.”

“So you love war. I used to think you were a decent man. But I see now I was mistaken. You're a hero.”

“Knives,’ muttered Calder, ‘and threats, and bribes, and war?’Bayaz’ eyes shone with the lamplight. ‘Yes?’‘What kind of a fucking wizard are you?’‘The kind you obey.”