Only professional diplomats, inveterate idiots and women view diplomacy as a long-term substitute for war.

Probably" is a word with an emergency ejector seat.

War's an auction where whoever can pay the most in damage and still be standing wins.

Wars do not combust without warning. They begin as little fires over the horizon. Wars approach. A wise man watches for the smoke, and prepares to vacate the neighborhood, just like Ayrs and Jocasta. My worry is that the next war will be so big, nowhere with a decent restaurant will be left untouched.

I think words operate like musical notes that the eyeball hears.

If losers can exploit what their adversaries teach them, yes, losers can become winners in the long term.

I believe death is only a door. One closes, and another opens. If I were to imagine heaven, I would imagine a door opening. And he would be waiting for me there.