“The person who hurt you–who raped you or killed your family–is also here. If you are still angry at that person, if you haven’t been able to forgive, you are chained to him. Everyone could feel the emotional truth of that: When someone offends you and you haven’t let go, every time you see him, you grow breathless or your heart skips a beat. If the trauma was really severe, you dream of revenge. Above you, is the Mountain of Peace and Prosperity where we all want to go. But when you try to climb that hill, the person you haven’t forgiven weighs you down. It’s a personal choice whether or not to let go. No one can tell you how long to mourn a death or rage over a rape. But you can’t move forward until you break that chain.”

“The monster inside him was finally silent. The sword in his hand spoke a thousand stories, while hundreds of voices screamed feebly through the blood dripping from it. The blade of the sword shined like an evening sky and sang a tale of the darkest revenge.”

“You have heard that it has been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:But I say to you, resist chaos with all of the passion of the Goddess:Create peace in the sacred places of the Earth;Revenge begats revenge; whosoever breaks the cycle of revenge is beloved of the Goddess.Find common ground with your adversary quickly,For whosoever shall create consensus is the beloved of the Goddess.”

“I have joyfully done much evil in my life to those who have wished me evil (General Maximus)”

“T]hey had killed him. […] Murdered him, except he would not die. Would not die, he vowed, because he would live to kill his killers.”

“Having second thoughts?” Puck’s voice was soft and dangerous, a far cry from his normal flippancy. “I thought we put this behind us for now.”“Never,” I said, matching his stare. “I can’t ever take it back, Goodfellow. I’m still going to kill you. I swore to her I would.” Lighting flickered overhead, and thunder rumbled in the distance as we faced each other with narrowed eyes. “One day,” I said softly. “One day you’ll look up, and I’ll be there. That’s the only ending for us. Don’t ever forget.”