“The most precious jewels are not made of stone, but of flesh.”

“Perhaps conscience did not always produce cowards. Sometimes it made a man feel better about himself.”

“You're on your own now. You are not helpless. You will find your way.”

“The easiest thing in the world is to convince yourself that you're right. As one grows old, it is easier still.”

“There'll come a moment when you think you can make it, and you'll try.”

“What a man can't remember doesn't exist for him.”

“She's an old soldier's woman, and she has antennae for things that often escape the officer in the field.”