Fear is the most basic emotion we have. Fear is primal. Fear sells.

Most people don't believe something can happen until it already has. That's not stupidity or weakness, that's just human nature.

When I was 16, the first book I ever actually purchased with my own money, in fact, and had read on my own time was "Hunt for Red October" by Tom Clancy...

The monsters that rose from the dead, they are nothing compared to the ones we carry in our hearts

There comes a point where emotions must give way to objective facts.

My coping mechanism with my dyslexia is to use wit and humor.

You can't blame anyone else... You have to make your own choices and live every agonizing day with the consequences of those choices. He knew this. That's why he deserted us like we deserted those civilians. He saw the road ahead, a steep, treacherous mountain road. We'd all have to hike that road, each of us dragging the boulder of what we'd done behind us. He couldn't do it. He couldn't shoulder the weight." - Philip Adler