Ayman Selim

“There is a myth that soldiers aren’t afraid when they charge into battle. It’s a lie: the fear is always there, worming through the pits of their stomachs and crawling over their shaking hands. Life or death depends on their ability to kill this fear and let that other beast take over, the one that fought, the one that maimed, the one that turned green boys into killers. The one that survived.”
― Nicolas Lietzau, Dreams of the Dying

“He was thirty-two. Not old—but he felt old. His body, whatever its mutant mental powers, was physically weak. Every star! Every star he could see—and every star he couldn’t see. It must all be his! Revenge on all. On a humanity of which he wasn’t a part. On a Galaxy in which he didn’t fit.”
― Isaac Asimov, Second Foundation

“Emotion is a powerful rethorical tool, but only when used judiciously. Calculated anger can be terrifying. Tantrums and hsyteria are pathetic.”
― Nicolas Lietzau, Dreams of the Dying

“The leaping of one fish would never disturb the flow of the river.”
― Kentaro Miura, Berserk, Vol. 13