484 quotes found
“Despite his best efforts, maintaining dignity in a head attached to an unclean body wrapped in unclean garments was a battle that encouraged surrender.”
“Individualistic people die on the great curves”
“Every now and then a green dot shifted to yellow. A soldier down, their armored suits detecting the injuries or death that rendered them combat ineffective. Combat ineffective. Such a nice euphemis...”
“It took Caine a few beats to get it. No. Go kill yourself. Eat your own gun. No. No no no.Youre happy here counting fish and nagging kids to work? Edilio asked.Hes not, Virtue said, beating Toto to...”
“What you practice too often, you use without thinking.”
“That joy. That madness. The gods must feel this way every moment of every day. It is as if the world slows. You see the attacker, you see him shouting, though you hear nothing, and you know what he...”
“Behavior is the outcome of the battle among internal systems.”
“The more you say goodbye, the stupider youll feel when were blitzed as bats at the victory party.”
“You cannot possess your Promised Land without a battle.”
“Men do not relish the shield wall. They do not rush to death's embrace. You look ahead and see the overlapping shields, the helmets, the glint of axes and spears and swords, and you know you must g...”
“Equipped for battle Golden truths”
“Serpent-Breath was famous...Wasp-Sting, short and lethal.”
“Stop battling with yourself. Be kind to yourself.”
“We need to remember that our fight is spiritual. Our battle is a fight of faith, will, long suffering, and persistence.”
“If they saw men swarming up the wall, if they saw the axes chopping at our shields on the walls top, then they would join the battle. Men want to be on the winning side.”
“Something in me died at Peleliu. Perhaps it was the childish innocence that accepted as faith the claim that Man is basically good. Possibly I lost faith that politicians in high places, who do not...”
“Sometimes the only option is to raise the stakes, to throw yourself the other way, to force your opponent further down the path they've chosen, further than they might want to go.”
“Mellas was transported outside himself, beyond himself. It was as if his mind watched eveything coolly while his body raced wildly with passion and fear. He was frightened beyond any fear he had ev...”
“Fighting the right battle is as important as winning one.”
“Only a fool goes to war in winter.”
