Where a goat can go, a man can go, sir. And where a man can go, he can drag a gun.[to Fermoy]
When a man dies, it’s only him. And one is much like another. Aye, a family needs a man to feed them, protect them. Any decent man can do it. A woman takes a life with her when she goes. A woman is possibility.
We should make an effort to truly live, to count our lives in thoughts, feelings, breaths, and heartbeats, not the number of days, months, or years, because tomorrow is not promised.
We made new memories every day, added them to the ghosts of older ones.
War is a terrible business, no matter who wins. That’s the part no one tells you about.[ to William]
There wouldn’t have been a way of making things any better, save marrying the girl or killing Harkness. And I don’t recommend murder as a way of settling difficult situations. It tends to lead to complications, though not nearly as many as marriage.[to William]
The best way to defeat an enemy is to make him a friend.
That’s the trouble with all of us. We’re all just doing what we believe in our hearts must be done.
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Sometimes a hand in the dark is the comfort a man needs before his soul takes its final journey.
No one enters war willingly, no matter one’s personal convictions.
I suppose men can make all the laws they like, but God made hope. The stars will not burn out, and nor will we.[to Claire]
Home is where the heart is, but it’s also the place where it can be broken.
