When it was too late for rescue, it was still early enough for revenge.

Where once we fought for land and God, we now fought to avenge fallen comrades, themselves slaughtered in vengeance. Where could it end? Babes growing to men knowing only days of war.

This country awakens so many memories, though each seems like some restless sparrow I know will flee any moment into the breeze.

Our life together's like a tale with a happy end, no matter what turns it took in the way.

Ashes have no fear to burn in hellIn your heart's paradise angels dwellRib cage fastens all sins of the wrongYour bones will sing you mortality’s song

Life can be spent in an atmosphere of continuous encouragement, you will ignore the complex and it will disappear

A leader is he who has a great vision and can inspire others to go along to pursue it with all great passion.

I don't think you should ever run from history. You should learn from it and embrace it.

I claim Dickens as a mentor. He's my teacher. He's one of my driving forces.

Which painting in the National Gallery would I save if there was a fire? The one nearest the door of course.

A formal manipulator in mathematics often experiences the discomforting feeling that his pencil surpasses him in intelligence.

Love is something that never cared to learn how to judge anybody.

I love Rambo but I think it's potentially a very dangerous movie. It changes history in a frightening way.

To me, the research is a way of exploring what it means to be alive.