“She felt an enveloping happiness to be alive, a joy made stronger by the certainty that someday it would all come to an end. Afterward she felt a little foolish, and never spoke to anyone about it....”

“A weapon does not decide whether or not to kill. A weapon is a manifestation of a decision that has already been made.”

“You don't choose what to believe. Belief chooses you.”

“It screamed downward, splitting air and sky without effort. A target expanded in size, brought into focus by time and velocity. There was a moment before impact that was the last instant of things ...”

“A bullet leaves evidence that a mortar doesn't.”

“... life is a series of tiny, unavoidable decisions.”

“I have decided to stick to love...Hate is too great a burden to bear.”

“Hate the sin, love the sinner.”

“The opposite of love is not hate, its apathy, when you simply don't bother about that person!”