Yet war doesn't end with armistice, it only ends with forgiveness and reconciliation.

They say that in the hour before an earthquake the clouds hang leaden in the sky, the winds slows to a hot breath, and the birds fall quiet in the trees of the town square. Yes but these are the same portents that precede lunchtime, frankly.

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.

So when I say that I am a refugee, you must understand that there is no refuge.

There's what people say, and there's what people mean, and I like to explore the difference between the two.

Yet war doesn't end with armistice, it only ends with forgiveness and reconciliation.

I'm not happy with just repeating myself.