“Violence always leads to pain" Trendal Malian- Ishtaria: Prince of Blades”

“The love that you withhold is the pain that you carry lifetime after lifetime.”

“A man may as well expect to grow stronger by always eating as wiser by always reading”

“Your chances of success in any undertaking can always be measured by your belief in yourself.”

“Launching a turnaround takes courage. I cannot measure that and so it is not going to be included in my analysis, but behind the moments of change there are always a few people within these societies who have decided to try to make a difference.”

“Maybe learning to be human was about learning to live in pain, not trying to figure out how to live pain-free. (156)”

“The big rules of knife fighting are (a) do not try it at home, and (b) the whole point is never, ever use the blade. It is there to distract your opponent. While he stares at the gleaming steel, you kick his balls to kingdom come--he's all yours. Just a tip!”