“Robert used to tell me it is not the victory but why a man fights the battle which makes him a hero”
“...it is not the victory but why a man fights the battle which makes him a hero.Kate speaking to Callum in LAIRD OF THE MIST”
“A hero is not know by the number of battles he has won, but rather by the kind of battles he chooses to fight.”
“Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory is won, whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and afterwards looks for victory.”
“The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.”
“Just tell me why; why the fucking why?" To which the universe would hollowly respond, "My ways cannot be known, oh man." Which is to say, "My ways do not make sense, nor do the ways of those who dwell in me.”