Civilians listened to officers, which said a lot about the intelligence of civilians.

Books and movies are different art forms with different rules. And because of that, they never translate exactly.

Surviving is much more painful than death.

The human condition today is better than it's ever been, and technology is one of the reasons for that.

The Good of the People was a laudable enough goal, but in denying a man's soul, an enduring part of his being, Marxism stripped away the foundation of human dignity and individual value. It also cast aside the objective measure of justice and ethics which, he decided, was the principal legacy of religion to civilized life.

I wanted to see my name on the cover of a book. If your name is in the Library of Congress, you're immortal.

Once you stop believing in Santa Claus, the whole world just goes downhill.