Why did someone fall in love with you because you were one thing, and then want you to be something else?

She did not think it was true that women fell in love all at once, but rather, that they fell in love through repitition, just the way someone became brave.

What was the point of living through history if you didn't record it?

Clear now that she was as dependent as any addict on the drug of the war. He had underestimated the damage in her.

A woman sees war differently.

Saigon in utter darkness this last night of the war. A gestating monster. Her letter to Linh had been simple: I love you more than life, but I had to see the end.

Your blanks have been filled in far differently from those of a child grown up in the filth and poverty

...strands of your hair and tendrils of the wind spin into nothingness the memories of that day...

True Love is a spiritual force that binds two hearts, and two souls, together as one.

The firmest friendships have been formed in mutual adversity as iron is most strongly united by the fiercest flame.

A desire for truth is by no means a need for certitude and it would be unwise to confuse one with the other.

Fight only in direst need Not for lust or petty greed Honor those that do give birth Respect them well for their full worth

Habit gives endurance, and fatigue is the best night cap.

An interesting question: is it easier to motivate a learned individual that never does anything, or educate an ignorant individual that actually produces things?

Optimism is the secret of self-reliance. Self-reliance is the secret of a dynamic power. A dynamic power is the secret of an immediate success.

The mutual sympathy of our peoples is and will remain the foundation of our relations [with Germany].