“Never ever forget that you enlisted in the ranks – you weren’t press ganged or drafted. Nobody owes you anything – least of all respect for your work – until you’ve earned it with what you put on the page.”

“Rank is a paycheck. Respect is earned. If you find yourself reminding people of your rank, then you are just a paycheck.”

“You’ve never wanted to be easy to love Rule and you make damn sure that nobody can ever forget it.”

“You cannot earn $10 million. Nobody earns millions. You can rob, you can steal, or you can make $10 million in an IPO, but never earn so much. So just forget all this saving and consulting bullshit.”

“You never know, until it happens, what you will owe the dead.”

“One day," she said, "I'll catch dreams like butterflies.""And then what?" he asked."Then I'll put them between the pages of big, fat books and press them until they're words.""Suppose there's someone who never dreams of anything but you?""Maybe then we're both words in a book. Two names among all the others.”