Pain redeems all. It is the awareness of life, a reminder of death.
Wars come and go; politics endure.
One must gauge one's trust carefully.
Stupid to speak of blame when the wills of the immortals are involved.
There is no fulfillment that is not made sweeter for the prolonging of desire
And having once chosen, never to seek to return to the crossroads of that decision-for even if one chooses wrongly, the choice cannot be unmade.