On this land, I am torn. Part of me wants to fight and repel all outsiders. The other part of me is the outsider. In the name of liberty, I will fight the enemy regardless of their allegiance. While men of courage write history of this day, the future of our land depends on those who are truly free. (Ratonhnhaké:ton)

Through the years, I have watched the city of Rome. I have studied, trained and killed within its walls. And in time I have tamed it, shaped it. Nowhere in this city have I met a man equal to myself. A soul willing to kill in the name of destiny, capable enough to claim what is rightfully his, cunning enough to stare death in the eye and charismatic enough to raise an unstoppable army to conquer all of Italia. If I ever did meet such a man, if that man entered my city , I know exactly how I would welcome him. (Cesare Borgia)

When I was a young man, I had liberty, but I did not see it. I had time, but I did not know it. And I had love, but I did not feel it. Many decades would pass before I understood the meaning of all three. Now, in the twilight of my life, misunderstanding has passed into contentment. Love, liberty, and time, once so disposable, are the fuels that drive me forward. (Ezio Auditore da Firenze)