"Even the noble children of Cheliax, as far beneath Hell's standards as they fall, are not that weak in their pride."
"The Worldwound breaks pride by being real. By not shutting up when you tell it to shut up. Run into a superior force of demons, you've got to run, doesn't matter what arguments you invent for why they're beneath you, they don't care. They don't argue with you and win, they don't strut their contempt as they ignore you, they're just straightforwardly busy trying to kill you."
"It's that lack of caring, that breaks the noble children. Not the way that other people make a point out of ignoring them, the way the world around them doesn't notice their existence on a fundamental level. The way the demons just don't give a shit, the cold doesn't give a shit, the work shifts don't give a shit. You can survive them, but you've got to change to survive them on their terms."