“…Do not discount the value of luck. It is a hidden and unseen attribute in a man that will save him when nothing else can— learn to embrace it.”

“To be in a war, you must learn the rules of survival… to win a war, you must break every fucking one of those rules.”

“What was I before the war? It’s hard to remember that far back. But I think maybe I was human.”

“I’m going to see you now Papa… you better run...”

“The stories didn't seem to care who he was or what he could do; it didn't matter. In their world, he wasn't alone. In their world, a freak like him - like him - could become a hero.”

“Arson tried to grab him before his face hit the dirt, but it was too late. “Don’t touch me. This is where I belong.”“Fine.” Arson shrugged, lying down beside him on the ground.“What are you doing?”“Helping you,” Arson said, placing his hands behind his head. “The first session’s free.”

“Priests might divide the world into good and bad. In battle there was strong and weak and nothing else.”