“I believe that being happy is the only important thing. Happiness. Simple as a glass of chocolate or torturous as the heart. Bitter. Sweet. Alive.”

“No point carrying useless ballast. It won't change a thing.”

“Children are knives, my mother once said. They dont mean to, but they cut. And yet we cling to them, dont we, we clasp them until the blood flows.”

“I'm only keeping in touch with you for the sake of the children. Way to look after our son, by the way. I let you have him for the weekend and before I know it he's chained underground, awaiting La...”

“Well, that's history for you, folks. Unfair, untrue and for the most part written by folk who weren't even there.”

“And yet, it was still a performance. Odin and I both knew it. It was a kind of play, a dream of how things might have been if he and I had been capable of trusting each other for a change. And so w...”

“A man may plant a tree for a number of reasons. Perhaps he likes trees. Perhaps he wants shelter. Or perhaps he knows that someday he may need the firewood.”

“You can't be conferred with a glory you never configured your mind to come to.”

“A serious prophet upon predicting a flood should be the first man to climb a tree. This would demonstrate that he was indeed a seer.”

“Never question another man's motive. His wisdom, yes, but not his motives.”

“All the motives for murder are covered by four Ls: Love, Lust, Lucre and Loathing.”

“All the motives for murder are covered by four Ls: Love, Lust, Lucre and Loathing.”

“In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.”

“It's the fricking reality that destroys plans.”

“An exceedingly well-informed report,' said the General. 'You have given yourself the trouble to go into matters thoroughly, I see. That is one of the secrets of success in life.”