Lady's mouth tasted like blood and iron all the time now. It tasted like defeat.

A true conversion is always only between a man and God.

Belief is not weakness. Faith is the greatest strength we can have.

What exactly does a friend do?

Some victories are merely defeat wearing the wrong clothing

I cannot afford to lose you, too""You cannot lose something you do not own. Take me with you

There are other ways to beat someone than with fists.

So the question becomes, Daughter of the Dragon, what will you sacrifice? What will you let be taken away so that you, too, can have power?

What would you sacrifice for power?

Religion was a means to an end. She had seen it wielded as a weapon. If she needed to use it, she would, but she would never allow herself to be used by it.

I am yours, ” she whispered. The words cut like knives, barely out of her mouth before he stole them, sealing them with his own lips.

She held herself until the sobs of the child inside subsided entirely. I love you, she told herself. It will all be okay.

If you do not have a cause, then you have nothing at all! Get a cause and march with that cause!

A man of over thirty might be held to be at the height of his powers, but not necessarily of his wisdom.

In general in technology, if you own a platform that's valuable, you can monetize it.

Without goals our efforts may be scattered and unproductive.

You only have one trip. You might as well enjoy it.

We make the future better than the past. We don't hide from history. We make history.

Grumbling, as things are at present arranged in this world, does not always, nor I might say often, do good.

I know what I would do if I were coach. I'd determine our strengths and weaknesses and utilize them. And it's pretty clear what our strength is.

When a coincidence seems amazing, that's because the human mind isn’t wired to naturally comprehend probability & statistics.