All that writers can do is keep trying to say what is deepest in their hearts. - Lloyd Alexander

Believe what you like. You'll be surprised how comforting it is."
"I ask no comfort," Taran replied, "but the truth, be it harsh or happy.

"Once," he added, "you told me that the seeking counts more than the finding. So, too, must the striving count more than the gain."

Each day of war takes us farther from all we could hope to be or do. We gain nothing but heartbreak, and lose everything we cherish. Our lives erode and diminish, our children see no future except a calendar of anguish and death. Our only hope for tomorrow is for peace now.