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“Elias revved the engine menacingly. I put my hand on the steering wheel. "That's my mom! Don't even think about it." "How about I just back over the ones behind us?" " Or the ones on the sidewalk,"...”
“Life is the muse which perfectly rhymes,Plays with the words and fills empty lines.For some, life is battle for others, its danceFor rich it is a party for the poor it is chance.For lovers, its diz...”
“Let the enemy fall by their swords. Words not worth reading die their own death. But our Words will be Told!”
“You off then, Da? she asked.Aye. Too old for all this killing. And to prove that, her father turned and brought his axe down on the head of a traitor that had gotten too close. Spun once more and c...”
“A weapon is merely a weapon, nothing more. What matters is how you use it.”
“If your opponent is better armed and has longer reach, then surprise is your only ally. And then you'd better hope he's half asleep.”
“It is often possible to decide the issue of a battle merely by making an unexpected shift of one's main weight.”
“Youre a clever strategist, but not all battles require tricks. Sometimes the simplest way to kill something is to swim up to it and bite it in half.”
“Do no be ashamed to make a temporary withdrawal from the field if you see that your enemy is stronger than you; it is not winning or losing a single battle that matters, but how the war ends.”
“Do not be ashamed to make a temporary withdrawal from the field if you see that your enemy is stronger than you; it is not winning or losing a single battle that matters, but how the war ends.”
“What is at a peak is certain to decline. He who shows his hand will certainly be defeated. He who can prevail in battle by taking advantage of his enemy's doubts is invincible.”
“Battle is an orgy of disorder.”
“Maketa, I said, throwing myself down in the sand. I lost. The ocean won.She smiled. Was it a good feeling?Mm, I said.Thats good, she said. Have another rice ball?”
“Life is about love and as a country that stands united, we lose in the battle that we call love.”
“Wars are won from a wink, a gesture, an event that transpired a millennium before the battle. Humanity has always been saved by small acts; the ones where someone gained a piece of their own puzzle...”
“An inconsistent political philosophy is that which feeds our battle yet starves our victory.”
“You don't go into battle because you're sure of victory. You go into battle because it's the right thing to do.”
“Part of the happiness of life consists not in fighting battles, but in avoiding them. A masterly retreat is in itself a victory.”
“What is difficult in training will become easy in a battle”
“You're welcome in my house when this is over. We'll open a cask of Master al'Vere's best brandy. We'll remember those who fell, and we'll tell our children how we stood when the clouds turned black...”
