Gabriel

“Chaos is indeed the normal state of affairs on the battleground, and no army has figured out a way to plan effectively for, let alone alleviate, the so-called fog of war. When the military is confronted with the fratricidal carnage that predictably results, denial and dissembling are its time-honored responses of first resort.”
― Jon Krakauer, Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman

“As the coward sees danger where there is, practically speaking, none, the reckless man does not see it where it actually exists…The really brave man does not overlook the danger. He does not let his mind dwell upon it; but if it exists he knows just what it is”
― Emma Barrett, Extreme: Why some people thrive at the limits

“Where there are wars, there will be crows, the carrion-fanciers. And ravens too, the warbirds, the eyeball gourmands. And vultures, the holy birds of yore, old connoisseurs of rot.”
― Margaret Atwood, MaddAddam

“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”
― Frank Herbert, Dune