He had an idea that even when beaten he could steal a little victory by laughing at defeat.
I have starved and it isn't nearly as bad as is generally supposed. Four days and a half was my longest stretch. Maybe there are pains that come later. Personally I think terror is the painful part of starvation.
Maybe not having time to think is not having the wish to think.
He never fell, never slipped back, never flew.
Man has become our greatest hazard, and our only hope.
A man with a beard was always a little suspect anyway. You couldn't say you wore a beard because you liked a beard. People didn't like you for telling the truth. You had to say you had a scar so you couldn't shave.