Do not speak badly of yourself, for the warrior that is inside you hears your words and is lessened by them.
A warrior feeds his body well; he trains it; works on it. Where he lacks knowledge, he studies. But above all he must believe. He must believe in his strength of will, of purpose, of heart and soul.
You may think life is sweet now, but when death is a heartbeat away then life becomes unbearably desirable. And when you survive, everything you do will be enhanced and filled with greater joy: the sunlight, the breeze, a good wine, a woman’s lips, a child’s laughter.
Heroes are people who face down their fears. It is that simple.
May all your dreams but one come true, for what is life without a dream?
Evil lives in a pit. If you want to fight it, you must climb down into the slime to do so. White cloaks show the dirt more thank black, and silver tarnishes.
Trust your instincts, and make judgements on what your heart tells you. The heart will not betray you.
Everyone makes mistakes. Everyone fails at something.
I caught a pebble in the moonlight.
Every little bit of good I may do, let me do it now for I may not come this way again.
A man should be free to do what he wants to do, as long as it doesn’t hurt others.
Men don’t change. They just learn to disguise the lack of change.
Most wars are fought for greed, but we are luckier here we fight for our lives and the lives of the people we love.
I make little distinction betwee those who commit evil and those who stand by and do nothing.
There’s no shame in fear. But understand this – the coward is ruled by fear, while the hero rides it like a wild stallion.
Love is a mystery. We embrace it where we can. Mostly we do not choose whom we love. It just happens. A voice speaks to us, in ways the ears cannot hear. We recognize a beauty the eye does not see. We experience a change in our hearts that no voice can describe.
A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.
I don’t know yet whether I fully believe in fate, but certain things do happen in a man’s life that he cannot explain.
Nothing in life is sure, my son. Except the promise of death.
Plan for the worst, expect the best.