Hades

"Imagination is wasted on those without power to enact it."

"Technology is merely the tool of today's tyrant."

"Literature is how the dead try to speak to the living."

"Politics is the art of deception perfected."

"Health is just the slow death of procrastination."

"Change is inevitable; controlling it is the real victory."

"Courage is stupidity dressed in noble clothing."

"Wisdom is knowing what you want and taking it."

"I don't deal in hope; I deal in certainties."

"Friendship is a transaction between equals or a master and slave."

"Life is a game, and I intend to win."

"The path to power is paved with compromise and ambition."

"Loyalty is a commodity; everyone has their price."

"I've learned that chaos is easier to manage than order."

"Success without suffering is just luck."

"Love is the enemy of power."

"Those who hope are those who have already lost."

"Knowledge of your enemy is the first step to their destruction."

"Time is a weapon for those patient enough to wield it."

"Death is merely a transition I oversee."

"True freedom exists only for those with absolute power."

"Even beauty cannot save you from my ambitions."

"Patience has given me millennia to perfect my craft."

"The only thing to fear is weakness."

"Mortgaging your soul for riches—now that's smart business."

"My justice is swift and merciless."

"Peace is the enemy of progress."

"Dreams without power are nightmares."

"Humor is my favorite weapon against despair."

"Creativity is the privilege of gods and demons."