I wanted to look at the differences between how we fought then and how we fight now, because the current lack of closure generates a state of psychological unease that is interesting to acknowledge and examine.

A scar does not form on the dying. A scar means, I survived.

Courage is a muscle that develops through use. It's no use waiting for some inner fire to conveniently become apparent at the moment of crisis - that's cartoon stuff.

We must constantly dare ourselves in the small things, until courage becomes a habit of mind that will serve us when we are unexpectedly tested.

If your face is swollen from the severe beatings of life, smile and pretend to be a fat man.

To be well in your mind you have first to be free.

We cannot choose where to start and stop. Our stories are the tellers of us.