Paul

“Beginnings are such delicate times.”
― Frank Herbert, Dune

“What shall I do with all my books?” was the question; and the answer, “Read them,” sobered the questioner. But if you cannot read them, at any rate handle them and, as it were, fondle them. Peer into them. Let them fall open where they will. Read on from the first sentence that arrests the eye. Then turn to another. Make a voyage of discovery, taking soundings of uncharted seas. Set them back on your shelves with your own hands. Arrange them to your own plan, so that if you do not know what is in them, you at least know where they are. If they cannot be your friends, let them at any rate be your acquaintances. 1932.”
― Winston S. Churchill, Churchill By Himself

“Death waits for us all. Nothing’s forever. Life’s about making the best of what you find along the way. A man who’s not content with what he’s got, well, more than likely he won’t be content with what he hasn’t.”
― Joe Abercrombie, Half a War

“The only equipment my army had in full supply was, as ever, brains, hardihood, and courage.”
― William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, Defeat Into Victory: