“What does it matter who is ruler of a realm that no longer exists?”

“It is easier to not know than to not comprehend, for not knowing implies that the world is large, and that is a fact. Not comprehending is a far more personal fault.”

“I, on the other hand, felt as I always have, like I were water seeping from a broken pot; I existed but had no form to hold me in place.”

“A new dynasty is never founded without a struggle. Blood makes good manure. It will be a good thing for the Rougon family to be founded on a massacre, like many illustrious families."--Monsieur de ...”

“She feels "Brutal Dynasty" actually may become the Great American Novel she and her fellow critics have been looking for so long.”

“A new dynasty is never founded without a struggle. Blood makes good manure. It will be a good thing for the Rougon family to be founded on a massacre, like many illustrious families."--Monsieur de ...”

“...if charity begins at home, empire begins in other men's homes.”

“There are no moral obligations in the game of empire.”

“Every empire grow until its reach exceeds its grasp”

“But life is just a party, and parties weren't meant to last.”

“And a moment that ought to have lasted for everHas come and gone before I knew.”

“Tears flow and smiles fade to the same rhythm of life, to disappear together in the bottomless abyss.”