People remain what they are even if their faces fall apart.

When the wound/ No longer hurts/ The scar does.

The human race tends to remember the abuses to which it has been subjected rather than the endearments. What's left of kisses? Wounds, however, leave scars.

The defeats and victories of the fellows at the top aren't always defeats and victories for the fellows at the bottom.

When the leaders speak of peace, the common folk know war is coming.

The law was made for one thing alone, for the exploitation of those who don't understand it, or are prevented by naked misery from obeying it.

He who is still laughing is he who hasn't heard the terrible news.