“I care," he said in a trembling voice. "I care so much that I do not know how to tell you without it seeming inconsequential compared to how I feel. Even if I am distant at times and seem as if I d...”

“Maybe you'll win when hell freezes over."He raised an eyebrow."That could be easily arranged.”

“Can I try something?" I said. "If you dont' like it, I'll stop.”

“A true philosopher must never give up.”

“...these sleepless nights, when oddly enough my concentration was high, fueled perhaps by the effort to ignore the all-engrossing threat of bombs and rockets.”

“Never, never, never give in!”