There are two kinds of people: the ones who need to be told and the ones who figure it out all by themselves.

The only real difference between a wise man and a fool, Moore knew, was that the wise man tended to make more serious mistakes—and only because no one trusted a fool with really crucial decisions; only the wise had the opportunity to lose battles, or nations.

The point of life was to press on, to do the best you can, to make the world a better place.

To Ronald Wilson Regan, The Fortieth President of The United States: The Man Who Won The War.

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

Two questions form the foundation of all novels: "What if?" and "What next?" (A third question, "What now?", is one the author asks himself every 10 minutes or so; but it's more a cry than a question.) Every novel begins with the speculative question, What if "X" happened? That's how you start.

Wars are begun by frightened men.