“. . . nobody every taught you loyalty . . .”

“You don't earn loyalty in a day. You earn loyalty day-by-day.”

“and taught him the only thing he had to learn about love: that nobody teaches life anything.”

“War is brutish, inglorious, and a terrible waste... The only redeeming factors were my comrades' incredible bravery and their devotion to each other. Marine Corps training taught us to kill efficiently and to try to survive. But it also taught us loyalty to each other - and love. That espirit de corps sustained us.”

“Emmy, the events we lived through taught me to be sure of nothing about other people. They taught me to expect danger around every corner. They taught me to understand that there are people in this world that mean you harm, And sometimes, they're the people who say they love you.”

“Don't let nobody tell you your life is over.Be every color that you aree.”