“If you surrender, you have already lost. If you refuse to give up, though, no matter the odds against you, at least you have succeeded in trying.”

“My Sihaya,’ he said as he held her, ‘I have loved you for five thousand years.”

“Once you have explored a fear, it becomes less terrifying. Part of courage comes from extending our knowledge.”

“Let pressure pass over and through you. That way you can't be harmed by it.”

“Life is filled with tests, one after another, and if you don't recognize them, you are certain to fail the most important ones.”

“Brilliant, Piter! I'm glad I didn't execute you all those times when you were so annoying.''So am I,' de Vries said.”

“Look inside yourself and you can see the universe.”