I miss it every minute, and I have no wish at all to go back.

War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation. It's peace that's wanted. Some better peace than the one you started with.

Real destiny takes everything-the last drop of blood, and strip out your veins to be sure-and gives it back doubled. Quadrupled. A thousand-fold! But you can't give halves. You have to give it all. I know. I swear. I've come back from the dead to speak the truth to you. Real destiny gives you a mountain of life, and puts you on top of it.

I began my writing career in a very isolated place and time.

Hi, I'm a hero, but I can't tell you why. It's classified.

When you choose an action, you choose the consequences of that action. When you desire a consequence you had damned well better take the action that would create it.

Some men just aren't cut out for paternity. Better they should realize it before and not after they become responsible for a son.