“Do you know what punishments I've endured for my crimes, my sins? None. I am proof of the absurdity of men's most treasured abstractions. A just universe wouldn't tolerate my existence.”

“The perfect killer has no friends. Only targets.”

“Words were another sword for the man who wielded them well.”

“Assassination is an art, milord. And I am the city's most accomplished artist.”

“Relationships are ropes. Love is a noose. - Durzo Blint”

“A mans greatest treasures are his illusions - Durzo Blint”

“Those who work, knows the strength of labour.”

“I only have so much willpower, Helen," he whispered. "And since you apparently sleep in the most ridiculously transparent tank top I've ever seen, I'm going to have to ask you to get under the cove...”

“I'm infatuated with you, I cannot deny it. Physically speaking, you're a very attractive man. But I don't like you, the vast majority of the time. So far as I can gather, you behave abominably in p...”