[H]e knew that fear of an enemy can often blind men to other hazards, not least the shape which they… — Cormac McCarthy

If it ain't a mess, it'll do till the mess gets here.

All the time you spend tryin to get back what's been took from you there's more goin out the door. After a while you just try and get a tourniquet on it.

If the rule you followed brought you to this, of what use was the rule?