Why do they only learn from pain?

Georgiou

I wish there were another language you could understand. But here, where strength is power, and terror is love, there is no other way to reach you.

Georgiou

I've seen what this world can be and it is luminous. We can have that. We can be more. But first, we must remake ourselves.

Georgiou

We must leave behind all of that which destroys us.

Georgiou

I was sad when you outgrew the night terrors but now that I think about it, maybe you never did.

Georgiou

He chose the name 'Vicar' for himself? It means substitute. Lorca was always an underachiever.

Georgiou

My corpse would already be eaten to bones if I could not accurately judge between loyalty and flattery.

Georgiou

Survive. That is how you honor them. Teach others what you know. That is how you avenge them.

Georgiou

Burnham: You never should have trusted me.
Georgiou: I never did. Not like I wanted to.

We have so many cells. There's a version of you that breathing your last breath in the Mirror Universe. But that version doesn't fit so well anymore, does it?

Qarl

Burnham: I thought you said going through the door would help her.
Qarl: Can't just live in doorways.

I should be dead. Kill me. Give me the honor I deserve!

Burnham

Star Trek: Discovery Season 3 Episode 10 Quotes

Why do they only learn from pain?

Georgiou

I should be dead. Kill me. Give me the honor I deserve!

Burnham