No invader has ever conquered the heart of Poland, that spirit which is the inheritance of sons and daughters, the private passion of families and the ancient, unbreakable tie to all those who came before.

It is difficult to be king when the gods are changing.

No invader has ever conquered the heart of Poland, that spirit which is the inheritance of sons and daughters, the private passion of families and the ancient, unbreakable tie to all those who came before.

The permanent temptation of life is to confuse dreams with reality. The permanent defeat of life comes when dreams are surrendered to reality.

The sense of belonging is one of the great gifts men get in battle.

For this is the journey that men and women make, to find themselves. If they fail in this, it doesn't matter much else what they find.

The job of a storyteller is to tell stories, and I have concentrated on that obligation.