Quotes by Karen Essex, Pharaoh

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“Simplicity! He is as simple as a spider's web.”

“Those on the decline always criticize those on the rise.”

“Hungry men are not known for their patience or their kindness.”

“The strong do as they will while the weak suffer what they must.”

“Can you not see that we still might win? We lost a battle, not a war.”

“What is the difference between freedom and hedonism? Between freedom and insanity?”

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“All my life I have known fear. But I have acted in spite of it. I urge you to do the same. Your father used to say that it is preferable to die rather than to live fearing death.”
— Karen Essex, Pharaoh
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“Hungry men are not known for their patience or their kindness.”
— Karen Essex, Pharaoh
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“What is the difference between freedom and hedonism? Between freedom and insanity?”
— Karen Essex, Pharaoh
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“Those on the decline always criticize those on the rise.”
— Karen Essex, Pharaoh
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“You see, Great Caesar. she said, this is the way in which mortals retain the power of the divine---in every earthly choice they make. 'But it's a paradox.' he said. 'Human beings are in control of ...”
— Karen Essex, Pharaoh
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“The strong do as they will while the weak suffer what they must.”
— Karen Essex, Pharaoh
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“Can you not see that we still might win? We lost a battle, not a war.”
— Karen Essex, Pharaoh
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“Are you ready to be rejoined for all time with your fellow gods? Oh yes, she explained, For not only was he a god, but so were all mortals gods in disguise, divorced from their divine lineage, thei...”
— Karen Essex, Pharaoh
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“The merciful man is rarely victorious. One's enemies are like snakes; though one may learn to handle them, they are always poisonous.”
— Karen Essex, Pharaoh
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“Simplicity! He is as simple as a spider's web.”
— Karen Essex, Pharaoh
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