Battle for the sake of honor may be a fine thing for bards to sing of, but it is no way to preserve one's homeland

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.

Spontaneity is the province of youth

Battle for the sake of honor may be a fine thing for bards to sing of, but it is no way to preserve one's homeland

What is fear but courage's shadow?

Love child!" What else? You will find it and lose it, again and again. And with each finding and each loss, you will become more than before. What you make of it is yours to choose.

Wars come and go; politics endure.