“Matelon gripped both her hands. We are soldiers, he said. We are not game pieces on a board. Dont let them play us. Give this thing a chance.Lyss gently pulled free. Youre wrong, Captain, she said....”

“The northern soldiers are just men, Hal told the men in his command. And women, he amended. When you cut them, they bleed, just like us.”

“Even when we win, we lose, Lyss thought.”

“Even if the job youre assigned is not to your liking, a Matelon will see it done.”

“Matelon gripped both her hands. “We are soldiers,” he said. “We are not game pieces on a board. Don’t let them play us. Give this thing a chance.”Lyss gently pulled free. “You’re wrong, Captain,” s...”

“The northern soldiers are just men,” Hal told the men in his command. “And women,” he amended. “When you cut them, they bleed, just like us.”

“Even if the job youre assigned is not to your liking, a Matelon will see it done.”

“Persistent problems, however unpleasant they may seem, contain the unprocessed and unexamined thoughts and feelings that, if left alone, keep you from your greatness. Thats why the pain, emptiness,...”

“Life is not about running away from your problems. It is about facing the problem, fixing it and then keep going until you stumble to another problem. The most important thing is never stopping.”

“Does not heed to the darkWith its shimmering light,Moon quietly bathes the ocean”