I always knew there was power in the earth, but it must be much stronger than I imagined to resist such a relentless foe, day after day, night after night, year after year.

Life is a challenge" he once told me, "and only those who rise to the challenge truly know what it means to live.

Power always impresses the young and foolish.

Destiny is a tower of cards - nudge one just an inch and everything stacked on top comes crashing down. P116

Even a minute of dying is better than an eternity of nothingness.

When it comes to impending, unavoidable extinction, ignorance is bliss.

If he turned his back on humanity now, it would be forever.