A man who lies to himself is the worst liar of all. — Robert Silverberg

Only a man who doubts his own bravery bristles when called a coward.

Take this as a bit of easy wisdom: people who try to rule over other people are going to be hated.

I felt an unmanly pity for the beasts we slew, for I fear I don’t really have the killer instinct. I don’t have the starving instinct either, though, and so I fired away.