It's only a sure defeat when you stop trying.

It’s easy to do right when everything goes right. But let everything go wrong, and see how difficult it becomes.

Did he die well?" No, I thought. Nobody did. They just died.

Then in the interest of full honesty, I really wish you'd kiss me right now.

Men can be very stupid. We cease to value what we have until it's gone, and only then do we realize the gold we glimpsed in distant hills pales as dross compared to treasure we had in hand.

In the enclave, the strong and the physically perfect survived, but if you were strong, you protected the weak until they had an opportunity to grow into their own power.

Brown bird welcomes white wave. Wander no more, dear traveler.