“Liberty? Independence? Are they to remain only words? Gentlemen, let us make them fighting words!”

“I have but one life to live for my country”

“I like to quote the words of Kierkegaard, that 'life ia a poem that we are able to write ourselves; but a Christian lets God write his life's poem.”

“Much later, when I thought about it, I realized that my folks were typical of their generation of parents: Their idea of raising children was making sure we were clothed, fed, and protected. They didn't focus much on us unless we were sick or had done something wrong. They didn't hold conversations with us. Love was understood rather than expressed, and values were transmitted by example, not word of mouth.”

“Time is a wind that keeps blowing in my face and mumbling words that don't make sense.”

“The real orphans are words, always stumbling about to capture what must be said. And here they go again.”

“Gortrek gave him a look. 'Never get into a war of words with a poet, Ironbreaker. You can't win.”