Darell Krzyminski

“The goal with hostages is to gradually lower expectations; in nonhostage crises, it's to lower emotions.”
― Dave Cullen, Columbine

“Fire supposed he needed to be there in order to give rousing speeches and lead the charge into the fray, or whatever is was commanders did in wartime. She resented his competence at something so tragic and senseless. She wished he, or somebody, would throw down his sword and say, 'Enough! This is a silly way to decide who's in charge!' And it seemed to her, as the beds in the healing room filled and emptied and filled, that these battles didn't leave much to be in charge of. The kingdom was already broken, and this war was tearing the broken pieces smaller.”
― Kristin Cashore, Fire

“He said, ‘The government of the people, by the people, and for the people, has one duty above all others: it must preserve the American Republic and the constitutional rule of law upon which it is founded. Because if those foundations be removed, how can our house be saved from ruination?’ ”
― Tim LaHaye, Mark of Evil

“Cynicism and foul language are the only vices I'm presently capable of. Everything else takes energy or money. (64)”
― Mary Doria Russell, Children of God