Alice Borchardt

He was conscious that something in [his] personality bolstered his confidence and allowed him to rest, to seek peace and find it. He never game a name to it, and never spoke of it. And never, never would he have allowed himself or anyone to call it – love

Some men know from birth that they are expendable… they fought to won. If you did not win, you did not run either

Thats the trouble. all i wanted was a tumble in the hay. oh, boy, i said. ill bet that cute thing is fun and games. what he doesn't know about the birds and the bees and the flowers and the trees, i can sure teach him

Remember this central truth. Your enemy is there because he, too, has weighed the consequences of failure and accepts them. Play always to win, because nothing else matters

At worst, they were vile creatures who needed to be wiped from the face of the earth. At best, such behavior shows a dangerous lack of self-control. The first business of a warrior is self-restraint

the little death. What would or could be left of a human being after such an experience?

Till we meet again, my heart awaits you.” “till we meet again, you will trouble my dreams”

God, to breathe. Air. You don’t know what it means until you cannot take a breath

Everybody always knows where they stand with you, don't they?

He was, she thought, as beautiful as a young god, lying on his side among the grass and flowers

He said truth has a taste, and this had the taste of truth. A wolf would put it that way, but I agree it does. Some things just don’t hang together, but others do. And a lot of times when you encounter it, you say, “I don’t want this to be right, but it probably is, even though it brings me to grief.”

For what is a flower but life’s expressed passion for itself. Sudden and brief, but certain and eternal at the same time