War may be an auction for countries. For soldiers it's a lottery.

The better organized the state, the duller its humanity.

Why does any martyr cooperate with his judases?...We see a game beyond the endgame...As Seneca warned Nero: No matter how many of us you kill, you will never kill your successor.

If your words're true, they're armed.

Writing is probably one-fifth coming up with the stuff, and four-fifths self-editing again and again and again.

Oh, bein' young ain't easy 'cos ev'rythin' you're puzzlin'n'anxin' you're puzzlin'n'anxin' it for the first time.

Loneliness is an integral part of travelling. I used to think it was the downside to travelling, but now I realise it is a necessary educative part of it to be embraced.