Everything is valuable under the right conditions. To a man dying of thirst, water be more precious than gold. To a drowning man, water be of little worth and great trouble.

There is nothing that exists that has only one side. Even a piece of paper, thin as it is, has two sides.

I'd rather look a fool than be right and fail to act.

It's only some rice and beans Captain. It's not like I'm giving you Cara's hand in marriage." - Richard

Her green eyes came unafraid to his. The connection was so intense that it threatened to drain his sense of self. He felt that he had always known her, that she had always been a part of him, that her needs were his needs.

You can destroy those who speak the truth, but you cannot destroy the truth itself

Books served to keep hard-won knowledge safe. They endured.