“Running an expedition can bring out the worst in a man. It can make you a power-crazed monster.”

“That is the power of a good story. It can encourage you, it can make you laugh, it can bring you joy. It will make you think, it will tap innto your hidden emotions, and it can make you cry. The power of a story can also bring about healing, give you peace, and change your life!" (p.15)”

“You bring out the worst in me. What can I say?”“That’s because you haven’t given me the chance to bring out the best in you.”

“The worst experience can bring out a person's deepest strength.”

“The worst pain a man can suffer: to have insight into much and power over nothing.”

“The monster does not need the hero. it is the hero who needs him for his very existence. When the hero confronts the monster, he has yet neither power nor knowledge, the monster is his secret father who will invest him with a power and knowledge that can belong to one man only, and that only the monster can give.”