Wordsworn

“Truth is not what you want it to be; it is what it is.
And you must bend to its power or live a lie.”
― Miyamoto Musashi

“It is said that one should keep one's allies within view, and one's enemies within reach.
A valid statement. One must be able to read an ally's strengths, so as to determine how to best use them. One must similarly be able to read his enemy's weaknesses, so as to determine how to best defeat him.
But what of friends?
There is no accepted answer, perhaps true friendship is so exceedingly rare. But I had formulated my own.
A friend need not be kept within sight or within reach. A friend must be allowed the freedom to find and follow his own path. If one is fortunate, those paths will for a time join. But if paths separate, it is comforting to know that a friend still graces the universe with his skills, and his viewpoint, and his present. For if one is remembered by a friend, one is never truly gone.”
― Timothy Zahn, Thrawn

“The solar cell array was covered in sand, rendering it useless (hint: solar cells need sunlight to make electricity).”
― Andy Weir, The Martian

“The fear means nothing. I'll turn it into strength. It doesn't matter.”
― Touko Amekawa, 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! Vol. 1