“What they forget is that, from Ancient Greece on, the people who returned from battle were either dead on their shields or stronger, despite and because of their scars.”

“The warrior who goes off to battle should not boast as the one who returns from it.”

“...despite the headmaster's romantic claims that the origin of the cravat went back to the silk fascalia worn by Roman orators to warm their vocal cords, Langdon knew that, etymologically, "cravat" actually derived from a ruthless band of Croat mercenaries who donned knotted neckerchiefs before they stormed into battle. To this day, this ancient battle garb was donned by modern office warriors hoping to intimidate their enemies in daily boardroom battles.”

“...there's the suffering from love and the suffering from grief - either pain permanently scars the soul...”

“It was because of impatience that they were expelled from Paradise; it is because of impatience that they do not return.”

“Battle scars from the war of good versus evil have a unique beauty all their own.”