She knew, now, why her father had not spoken of the last war, nor Alistair of his. It was hardly fair on the living.

Life took longer to reassemble than it did to blow apart, but that didn't mean it wouldn't be lovely, providing that one remembered to go for country walks, and to tune the wireless to music.

One could always imagine that one's life, though smoldering in parts, might be undamaged in the west.

But what good is it to teach a child to count, if you don't show him that he counts for something?

They spoke of small things at first, since it was best, when reattaching threads, to begin with the easiest knots.

People spoke in whispers, as if the war was listening

I suppose we ought to be getting home, in any case.”“Oh god, is it wartime already?”“Look on the bright side: it’ll be dinner when we get back.

The first problem of war was that no one was any good at it yet.

Then I’m tempted to die just to … spite him.”“That’s the spirit that will win us the war.

There in the sweet sacking smell of the mail bags he understood that he was dying, and it pleased him that he was going in the company of so many soft words home.

Everything can be restored. If one won't believe that, how does one endure all this?

He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.

A leader enables people to love and honor the role they play in the organization or group they are part of

The ageless melody, unheard, heals; the healing vision, unseen, leads; the true leaders, immortal, know...

That’s the nice thing about dreams, the way you wake up before you fall.

If I had found the words I was looking for, I would not have read so much.

All writers are liars. They twist events to suit themselves. They make use of their own tragedies to make a better story... They are terrible people.

When you get knocked down you get knocked down in Round 1 of life, there's Round 2.

If evil is contagious, so is good:therefore, we must allow good to abound in us, more and more;let us be infected by goodness, and let us spread the good contagion.

Once I opened up a fortune cookie and inside was the guy's cheque next to me I said hey buddy I got your cheque he said thanks.

I read THE WICKED + THE DIVINE last night, and no matter how high your expectations are for it, its better.