We are all these things [...]. Pride, desire, compassion, cleverness, belligerence, fruitfulness, loyalty...and guilt. But above it all stands love. And if we desire to be more than human, that is the star by which we must set our sights.
It's funny how despair can soon become an old companion
Genius requires an audience.
Oh love and hate are two sides of the same blade
That which yields is not always weak.
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