They began their climb, already weary, and the sun tried to steal whatever strength they had left. It was another god, a forgotten god, who gave a daily reminder, and was forgotten again each night.

Fear is leaden. Courage is golden. Let go of the weight of the world, and you will fly.

A new age is approaching, and its advent might make us pray to go back to the days of the trenches. Once the Worldwaker goes off, we will never be able to sleep again.

That youthful enthusiasm for the Resistance was killed off quick in new recruits, if they were not killed off first.

Darkness gathered there, smothering out the sunlight. As the fleet headed towards it, it threatened to smother them too.

He had no big plan for this. He had not prepared for the day when he would be fighting his own work. He had not plotted against his own plots.

All that matters in life is that you are happy with where you are, what you are, and with whom you are. Everything around you will be happy and smile with you. If that isn’t success, then what is?

She had assumed they would see each other every day but she hadn’t really thought about the implications of having an affair with a married man. It wasn’t going to be a normal relationship.

Creating is an ordinary act, creation its extraordinary outcome.

Too many people chase dreams that they don't understand. Too many people try to go for things that they'd like to do, but they're not realistic enough to know they don't have the talent.

I do acrylic paint, oil paint, and caustic. Caustic is melted wax. It really depends on the painting, what vibe I'm looking for. That's really what matters.

Sin spoils the spirit's delicacy, and unwillingness deadens its susceptibility.

I'm glad some people have that faith. I don't have that faith. If there is a God, a caring God, then we have to figure he's done an extraordinary job of making a very cruel world.

I had surprisingly little money when Wham! ended. You'd be very surprised how little, really, because you don't realize how much money it takes to maintain a band.

Naturally, there's got to be a limit for I don't expect to live forever, but I do intend to hang on as long as possible.

My heart's desire is to find more opportunities to give myself away and teach my children the joy of service at the same time.