“I don't belong to any side. What's more, I think flags are nothing but painted rags that represent rancid emotions. Just seeing someone wrapped up in one of them, spewing out hymns, badges and speeches, gives me the runs. I've always thought that anyone who needs to join a herd so badly must be a bit of a sheep himself”

“I've always thought that anyone who needs to join a herd so badly must be a bit of a sheep himself.”

“Who are the lunatics? The ones who see horror in the heart of their fellow humans and search for peace at any price? Or the ones who pretend they don't see what's going on around them? The world belongs either to lunatics or hypocrites. There are no other races on this earth. You must choose which one to belong to.”

“Someone who lives alone, I thought. You end up becoming what you see in the eyes of those you love.”

“In those days I learned that nothing is more frightening than a hero who lives to tell his story, to tell what all those who fell at his side will never be able to tell.”

“But in good time you'll see that sometimes what matters isn't what one gives but what one gives up.”

“And here I was thinking you were a bit slow, what with so much asking and not knowing anything.”