An enemy is like a man's most prized flower. It brings him joy to see it buried in the ground.

Why now? Why not? Live or die, a man and a woman need love. There is a need in the race. We need to share. To belong. Perhaps you will die before the year is out. But remember this: to have may be taken from you, to have had never. Far better to have tasted love before dying, than to die alone.

There's no shame in fear. But understand this - the coward is ruled by fear, while the hero rides it like a wild stallion.

By nature of definition only the coward is capable of the highest heroism

Never violate a woman, nor harm a child. Do not lie, cheat or steal. These things are for lesser men. Protect the weak against the evil strong. And never allow thoughts of gain to lead you into the persuit of evil.

A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.

Our modern world, though infinitely more complex than that of ancient Greece, is also far more superficial. Where the Greeks offered simple psychological training, we live in an age of style and spin in which perceptions of good and evil slither and shift with the political view of the moment.