I've become a less brave traveller since I became a dad, but in the past I was more foolhardy than brave.

I'm from a time and place where bigheadedness was a really savage crime, and you'd get cut down for it by your peers and parents.

Act', implores the Ghost of Future Regret. 'I shan't give you another chance'. [and so Jacob does] 'Damned fool,' groans the Demon of Present Regret. 'What have you done?

Courage is the highest quality for a soldier, but technology is a fine substitute.

Yay, Old'uns' Smart mastered sicks, miles, seeds an' made miracles ord'nary, but it din't master one thing, nay, a hunger in the hearts o' humans, yay, a hunger for more.

maybe the meaning of life lies in looking for it

Why ask a question whose answer would demand ten more questions?