For every victory there is a price.

There are those who do not hold that there is any innate goodness to mankind. To them I say, had you lived my life, you would not believe it. I have known the depths to which mortals are capable of descending, and I have seen the heights. I have seen how kindness and compassion may grow in the unlikeliest of places, as the mountain flower forces its way through the stern rock.

Beauty is at its most poignant when the cold hand of Death holds poised to wither it imminently.

There are patterns which emerge in one's life, circling and returning anew, an endless variation on a theme. So musicians say the greatest sonatas are composed; whether or not it is true, I do not know, but of a surety I have seen it emerge in the tapestry of my life.

Grief heals ... unshed tears fester like a canker in the soul.

If you will not die for us, you cannot ask us to die for you.

Stupid to speak of blame when the wills of the immortals are involved.