“But the cost of steeling yourself against grief was that you had to steel yourself against joy, as well.”
“Oh, my God, are you okay? (Syd)You ever nick yourself while shaving? (Steele)Yeah. (Syd)You know the burn you get that hurts like hell? (Steele)Yeah. (Syd)This is nothing like that. It’s a lot worse. (Steele)”
“Tell people the hammered truth, and it will ring like steel against an anvil.”
“Some days I think she was really miserable, because she cried a lot. In a way, I'd had to steel my heart to her crying. You need to steel yourself to a lot of things when someone in your family is really sick.”
“So rode the squadrons out against the grey steel foe, adding another dash of red to the sunset glow.”
“Interested in some ‘undercover’ work?And to think, I was actually having a tender thought about you. Do yourself a favor, Steele…Become mute.”