“Never do yourself, what you can con professionals into doing for you.”

“If you can't do what you want, do what you can.”

“Now, there's this about cynicism, Sergeant. It's the universe's most supine moral position. Real comfortable. If nothing can be done, then you're not some kind of shit for not doing it, and you can lie there and stink to yourself in perfect peace.”

“You try to give away what you want yourself.”

“Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself.”

“Experience suggests it doesn't matter so much how you got here, as what you do after you arrive.”

“We have what we can hold, dear boy, and never let them see you flinch or falter.”