A man may not face both ways at once. If he looks back, he cannot look forward. - Sheri S. Tepper

Great work? he asked.
"The final victory of Almighty God," said Phaed, with a grin. "In the book it is revealed that we shall put whole worlds to the sword." Phaed dusted off a chair and sat down. "So say the prophets, and since they say it, so do I."

Too good is good for nothing.

We all know men who are angry at everything, simply because they prefer to be angry at everything. Often, they self-destruct, and sometimes they take other people with them.