Niko knew death like a sister - she was his true partner in the phenomenal world.

Gods have bloody hands.

There must be a corps that will battle for righteousness, for there are endless battalions who serve unrighteousness.

Generosity is never out of season.

You get what you expect. Expect to heal. Expect victory.

Nature has a surer plan than mortals can devise.

It was his soul's freedom that was in question. And that question was whether freedom was worth the price when it meant shirking the responsibilities of honor.

Tempus never left a problem for another to solve. Tempus never let the pain or difficulty of an undertaking persuade him not to pursue a resolution his heart thought was right. Tempus never gave up.

So well do I love you, I go to my god singing your praises. When I meet my father, I will tell him I fought beside you.

You three have done quite enough today: all of you and your feckless, treacherous god.

One man, one horse, one holocaust on demand.

If I gave you a pity position it wouldn't be in my office.

Really, there was only one sensible thing to do. Stay the course. Pray it through, day by day, minute by minute. The Lord had an answer and it would surely come. (p. 203)

We’re all just people making decisions and accepting consequences as we march toward an impending and inevitable death.

My mother introduced me to many different things, and figure skating was one of them. I just thought that it was magical having to glide across the ice.

The world is like that -- incomprehensible and full of surprises .

If you ruin your life, you will pay the price of rehabilitating yourself ... We are not punished for our sins, but by them. Liberty means responsibility.

[To the suggestion that Great Britain might someday want a Republic:] We'll go quietly.

Information can't be put in any container that isn't leaky.

As an athlete, when you are on that field and the fans get really engaged and you can feel their energy and passion and true love of the game, it is absolutely a spiritual experience.

All thy vexations Were but my trials of thy love, and thou Hast strangely stood the test; here, afore heaven, I ratify this my rich gift.