Men live, and then they die. It is the quality of the process of living which matters, that and that alone. Janet Morris More Quotes by Janet Morris More Quotes From Janet Morris The only unfair fight is the one you lose. Janet Morris risk loyalty fighting Gods colliding, ethos and mythos trying to combine. The Sacred Band caught up in a whirlwind not of any god's devising: he and Niko had wanted to save twenty-three pairs of fated Theban fighters. Now everything feels fated and fighting oversweeps its boundaries of time and place and plane. Janet Morris fighting time war Everyone prepares for battle in his own way. Janet Morris battle war way I survive. I survived it all then and I'll survive the rest of it. Without your help. Janet Morris ontology discipline commitment Be polite to all, friendly to none. Be professional. Be ready to kill everyone and everything. Janet Morris discipline risk loyalty Sometimes the cost of winning for all the right reasons is so great that spirits die and hearts grow cold. Janet Morris winning heart commitment Let fools believe what fools believe. Janet Morris fool loyalty believe To take care of the world seemed, finally, a privilege rather than a burden. The Riddler had led them to life's greatest victory. They had found a home. Janet Morris greatest-victory responsibility home One man, one horse, one holocaust on demand. Janet Morris horse loyalty men Look around you. It's an honor to fight beside you. Today we choose to fight. For the freedom to fight on other days. So we remember what's worth fighting for. Janet Morris fighting honor looks Men make their own fates - it's personal, not a matter for debate. Janet Morris fate destiny men Be careful what you pray for. Janet Morris recovery fate praying Nothing walks the earth more savage than a mare enraged. Janet Morris savages animal war What we hold sacred is honor, justice, and glory. You need not swear allegiance to our storm god, to serve with us. Fighters are among us from many lands, with many gods and many beliefs. Believe as you will. What is between a man and his god is theirs alone to say. Janet Morris land believe commitment Then what difference does human striving make: mortal struggle, valor, pain? If you live, then live for the test of spirit, for the celebration of the heart. Live to fight on other days. Lose your beloveds one by one. And remember. Exalt the kiss of friend and horse and wind and sun, which venality cannot cheapen nor stupidity belittle. Janet Morris horse pain war Go carefully, child of mat, where no mercy can be had, and let your faith lead you on. Janet Morris justice love children Men live, and then they die. It is the quality of the process of living which matters, that and that alone. Janet Morris meaning-of-life quality men Everyone prepares for battle in his own way. Janet Morris battle war way One man can make another's life so much better. Janet Morris military love men Learn when to fear, and how to fear, and how much to fear, before you squander all you have left. Janet Morris strategy left