Wars are a summer pastime, Althalus. Politics is a year-round entertainment. - David Eddings

A good soldier avoids politics and religion, but if all you want me to do is spank them and send them home, we’ll do it that way.

Well . . ." Andine looked helplessly at the cat in her lap. "She's so adorable," the girl said, catching Emmy up in her arms and snuggling her face up to the furry captor of her heart.
"You noticed," Althalus said drily. "Don't try to fight her, because she always wins. Just give her all your love and do as she tells you to do. You might as well, because she'll cheat to get what she wants if she has to.

The most important part of strategy is keeping your men alive. If you take care of your men, they’ll take care of you.