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Mentor Sentences, Vol. 3

(Sentences for mentor figures giving advice to their mentee. Adjust phrasing where needed)

"Power isn't given. Power is taken."

"Did all those years you spent studying with me do you no good at all?"

"Men will go to great length to prove they're not cowards, especially if they really are."

"Experience isn't something you can buy. It takes time."

"You have a gift. Don't throw it away."

"Power is like a fire. It will warm you and protect you, but if it burns unchecked, it will destroy everything in its path."

"Fear is good. Fear will keep you alive."

"There is no purity in pride. Never forget that."

"Everyone has a use, even if it's far from what they imagined."

"Feelings get you killed."

"Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away."

"There comes a moment for each of us when we are tested. What happens in that moment is the true measure of us."

"At some point, you either adapt, or you lose your mind."

"An army cannot sneak up on a man, but a lover can."

"To show you care for something is to show weakness. If you care for something, an enemy can hurt you with it."

"If you can't trust the company a man keeps, you can't trust the man himself."

"What do we say about coincidences?"

"The more we learn, the more we question - and the more we question, the more we see through the lies perpetrated upon us."

"Some things are better kept in your mind than on your tongue."

"There's no such thing as right or wrong. There's no such thing as fair, or moral. Those are words men invented to scare and shame other men."

"What do you want? To change the past? Or to forge a better future?"

"Trust me. Just follow all those instincts that you were born with. I'll be with you every step of the way."

"Whatever you believe to be true, assume it isn't and search for the truth."

"Sometimes to achieve something good, we have to manipulate perception a bit."

"No matter what you wish for, you must be prepared for the consequences."

"There are some wars you fight, and some wars you walk away from. This is not the fighting kind."

"You have to trust people that you work with - unless you have a very good reason not to."

"The problem with letting someone live is there's no guarantee they'll return the favour."

[theraserilda]

The mononymous EUDOCIA has had their ups and their downs during the many years in which they have served as a Capitol Mentor. Initially reserved for the higher districts, Eudocia’s highly publicized fall from grace the year prior put them back at square one. They are giving it their all to ensure their tribute lands on top, hoping it’ll be enough to return themself to the spotlight once more.

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Mentor Sentences, Vol. 2

(Sentences for mentor figures giving advice to their mentee. Adjust phrasing where needed)

"Your anger rules you. You must learn to master your emotions."

"Have I taught you to make assumptions?"

"When you go to war with someone, you want them emotional. You want them angry. The more they feel, the less they think."

"Killing someone is a terrible thing, and you can never take it back. Don't ever feel bad about not killing someone."

"If you can't be popular, be scary."

"Sometimes, the only way to work out why a trap has been set is to walk into it."

"The good thing about people thinking you're dumb is they tend to give you the benefit of the doubt."

"You can't see the line until you've passed it, but once you're over it, you can't go back without fear of getting caught. Next thing you know, you can't see the line even if you wanted to."

"We've all got lines we've got to cross."

"Never listen to what people say. Just watch what they do."

"I see myself in you."

"Do yourself a favour and stop thinking of that gun as a problem solver."

"Killing him would be more trouble than it's worth."

"There is no right or wrong. Not when you trust your instincts."

"You need to keep your head down. Keep your nose clean, and then maybe - just maybe - there's a way back in."

"Properly applied, anything can be a weapon - even kindness."

"The grapevine says a lot of things, but that's mostly the wine talking."

"There are certain things you have to impress upon people to what you're willing to do. Do you like it? No. Do you enjoy it? No. Do you have to look like you do? Yes."

"Announcing your plans is a good way to hear God laugh."

"When you say no, it must be the death of the question. If there's even a hint of maybe, the questions won't stop until they find something they can't say no to."

"That may be what he said, but it's not necessarily what he thinks."

"The whole world's a test. Don't ever let it trick you into thinking differently."

"Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgement."

"You're a good man, but sometimes good men have to do real bad things."

"Stop looking in the wrong corner for an answer to this."

"Don't do that. Don't have doubts."

"Remember how we talked about picking your battles?"

"You have to know how to read a person. How they move, talk, dress. People are desperate to tell you who they are. Desperate to be seen."

"You might not be able to control what happens, but you can control what people think about it."

"It's not hard to die. It's the easiest thing in the world. We're all inches away from it."

"Never let anyone know what you're thinking."

"Sometimes, you can beat the odds with a careful choice of where to fight."

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Mentor Sentences, Vol. 1

(Sentences for mentor figures giving advice to their mentee. Adjust phrasing where needed)

"Don't shout. Shouting will get you nowhere."

"There are no accidents. Not in this game."

"See? That wasn't so difficult!"

"There are things you can't control. There are battles you lose."

"You've got a warm heart and blood on your hands, and that's not a good combination."

"Chin up. Don't be ashamed to look anyone in the eye."

"You have a lot of questions. I understand, but you must understand that I can't give you all the answers."

"Don't be sorry. Be better."

"The sooner you face the facts, the better."

"You can do anything you like, but you must never be rude. Rude is being weak."

"I've always believed it's better to be a coward than dead for a lifetime."

"If you don't change your tactics, you'll never stop him."

"I think you need to learn for yourself. It's the only way you'll understand."

"Without a doubt, you have more experience, but why rub it in his face?"

"Don't confuse a winning move with a winning game."

"You must be quick, and you must be vicious."

"I'm giving you a chance. No one ever gave me a chance."

"I'm glad to see you haven't lost all the skills I taught you."

"Nobody can be right all the time."

"You shouldn't apologise for asking so many questions. It's the only way you're going to get better at this."

"You can't kill a rumour. It's like a hydra; you cut off one head, two others grow back in its place."

"Sometimes when you know something, it's better to keep it to yourself."

"You must never hesitate."

"By now, you should know that no one in our business is ever who he says he is."

"You don't make moral decisions based on the outcome you expect; you make them based on whether or not you think they're right."

"If you watch a man carefully, he'll tell you when to throw a punch."

"You already know what you have to do. The question is, how far are you willing to go to find answers?"

"Don't you know your history?"

"A bullet once fired can't be put back into a gun."

"You've got the courage of your convictions. That's an admirable trait, as misdirected as they may be."

"There are two things we are charged with in this life: living with our mistakes, and endeavouring to learn from them."

"You needed a father, but all you had was me."

"Take it from me, there are evils in this world that even you haven't encountered."