But at least think about it. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a human being who needed to get laid worse than you do now. - Lois McMaster Bujold

One scarcely knows if he would be of more use to us as a hostage, or set loose to be a very bad enemy leader.

When the time comes to leap in faith whether you have your eyes open or closed or scream all the way down or not makes no practical difference.

But have you really understood how powerless the gods are, when the lowest slave may exclude them from his heart? And if from his heart, then from the world as well, for the gods may not reach in except through living souls. If the gods could seize passage from anyone they wished, then men would be mere puppets. Only if they borrow or are given will from a willing creature, do they have a little channel through which to act.