I once thought the greatest sin of war was violence. It isn't. The greatest sin is it requires good men to become practical. - Pierce Brown

You know I believe we all begin equal parts light and dark. I fear you think your strength lies in your darkness. But the measure of a man is not the fear he sows in his enemies. It is the hope he gives his friends.

Only humanity could grasp the stars and then let them slip through its fingers for the pettiness in its heart.

I do not feel brave. I am not the center of this symphony. No one even cares if I am here.
Where is the immortal majesty the poets promised me? Where is the stern will my ancestors preached to their children?
It was just an illusion conjured by fools who never left their libraries, or by agents of necessity.
This is the Noble Lie.