They looked up and Prince Tsui introduced himself and they didn’t care. Their stomachs were empty. - J. M. McDermott

We will not be giving ourselves up.
Death, then? said Seth.
Victory, said Prince Tsui.
Call it what you like, Seth replied, the end is the same.

He got in loud fights with Baba all the time. I don’t remember words. Words are never important in arguments, only how loud we shout them.

She smiled. Everyone is greedy, she said. Even people who have all the money and power in the universe want more to protect what they already have.