Before a battle, planning is everything. Once the fighting has begun, it's worthless
Some writers enjoy writing, I am told. Not me. I enjoy having written.
When you tear out a man's tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you're only telling the world that you fear what he might say.
Was there ever a war where only one side bled?
The greatest fools are ofttimes more clever than the men who laugh at them.
The true horrors of human history derive not from orcs and Dark Lords, but from ourselves.
She had put despair and fear aside, as if they were garments she did not choose to wear.
Ever since I can remember I was telling stories and had a huge interest in other people and what made them tick.
The worst of revolutions is a restoration.
To sigh, yet feel no pain; To weep, yet scarce know why; To sport an hour with Beauty's chain, Then throw it idly by.
I just didn't understand the American political system, and I felt really stupid about that.