If a man’s deeds do not outlive him, of what value is a mark in stone? - Sean Russell

One of the lessons of age, he said softly. Do not waste what time you have in regret.

To wait for life is the pathway to death.

"We continue to negotiate the treaty, endlessly apparently, to everyone's continuing loss." He smiled wryly. "You know how such things go. We no longer debate to gain real advantage but to come away from the table having created the perception that we have somehow won. 'Politics,' this is called."