“Great, just great. The only thing to make him a worse asshole would be to kick a puppy.’ (Nathan)”

“Some people have inspired whole countries to great deeds because of the power of their vision. And so could he. Not because he dreams about marching hordes, or world domination, or an empire of a thousand years. Just because he thinks that everyone’s really decent underneath and would get along just fine if only they made the effort, and he believes that so strongly it burns like a flame which is bigger than he is. He’s got a dream and we’re all part of it, so that it shapes the world around him. And the weird thing is that no one wants to disappoint him. It’d be like kicking the biggest puppy in the universe. It’s a kind of magic.”

“The very thing that makes him a great killer makes him very much unsuitable for anything else.”

“Everyone is as God has made him, and oftentimes a great deal worse.”

“You should make great things, not promising great things.”

“Look, I'm not a demon here. I don't eat babies or kick puppies. I just tell the truth." Sheshrugged. "Can I help it if that makes the liars of the world angry?”