“From the mouths of the innocents flows truth.”

“Honor from death, I snap, is a myth. Invented by the war torn to make sense of the horrific. If we die, it will be so that others may live. Truly honorable death, the only honorable death, is one t...”

“The mind of God is a mystery and none can understand it.”

“I loved and lost and survived.”

“Walking away from my desert companions feels like cutting off a limb. How does one say good-bye to an arm? One doesn't, I suppose. One pretends it isn't happening.”

“Cosm is in constant attendance. Though no one will take Aneaxis place, Cosm is the most efficient maid Ive ever had. I tell her so, frequently, and it gives me such a twist of pleasure to watch her...”

“Well, we'll have no more of such foolishness," I say harshly, to cover the wavering in my voice. "We're getting married, and that's that.”

“Walking away from my desert companions feels like cutting off a limb. How does one say good-bye to an arm? One doesn't, I suppose. One pretends it isn't happening.”

“His gaze drops to my lips. "I shouldn't do this--""You really should." And I close the distance between us.”

“You're stubborn- anyone ever tell you that before?”

“Wouldn't want to miss a war, would I?”

“In some ways blowjobs are better than sex because when you have a mouthful of cock you can't make snide comments.”