Part of the art of survival as a coward is not letting things get to the point where that cowardice is exposed.

Let's go to Valhalla with the sun on our faces.

Humanity can be divided into madmen and cowards. My personal tragedy is in being born into a world where sanity is held to be a character flaw.

No man should go to Valhalla with brothel rash.

Death was kind.” He drew a sharp breath. “But no father should have to give such a kindness to his child.

A warrior fears the battle he missed. More than any fight he can make his own, he fears the fight that’s gone, that ended without him, that no feat of arms can change.

When you become a father, it changes you." Snorri spoke towards the fire’s glow. "You see the world in new ways. Those who are not changed were not properly men to begin with.

Out here you need to live in the moments. Watch the world. You're a young man, Jal, a child who's refused to grow up. Do it now, or you'll die a young man.

Men who’ve made choices always feel they own their destiny. Few ever think to ask who shaped and offered up those choices. Who dangles the carrot they think they’ve chosen to follow.

To err is human, to forgive is divine... but I’m only a cardinal and cardinals are human, so rather than forgiving you I’m going to err towards beating you with this stick.

Sometimes our worst fears aren't realized - though in my experience it's only to make room for the fears our imagination was insufficient to house.

One Need activates hundreds of Desires. Find long lasting happiness and fulfillment by knowing your Personality Needs instead of following your desires.

Sports, Politics and Technology. All the same game.

over his own dark Cealdish beard. “Nothing like your marvelous facebear,

If I had listened to the critics I'd have died drunk in the gutter

Happy endings are bullshit. There are only happy pauses.

There is a dharma for yourself, for someone else, for a family, for a nation, for a universe. There are collective and individual dharmas.

Oxford lends sweetness to labour and dignity to leisure.

Have a care lest the wrinkles in the face extend to the heart.

The other thing that soy contributes to, of course, is hydrogenated oil. This is the main oil. This is the fast-food oil.

Inconceivable!" "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.