The second you attain power, you become what you’ve been fighting against. - Mike Resnick

Does might make right?" she asked.
Cain shrugged. "No. But it makes it pretty difficult for anyone to tell you you're wrong.

You have many wonderful qualities, Virtue—you lie and cheat and blackmail and bluff with great panache, and you’re thoroughly delightful in bed—but you simply aren’t a skilled professional killer.

The doctors told told me there would be some pain involved. Hah! When a surgeon suggest that you might feel a bit of mild discomfort, you can bet your bottom dollar you’re about to undergo the agony of the damned.