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“Some people, I believe, are paid for dreaming. But most, I think, are punished.”
― Steve Rasnic Tem, Onion Songs

“The noblest of ideas have always been protected by warriors.”
― Tom Clancy, The Sum of All Fears

“Deep knowledge is to be aware of disturbance before disturbance, to be aware of danger before danger, to be aware of destruction before destruction, to be aware of calamity before calamity. Strong action is training the body without being burdened by the body, exercising the mind without being used by the mind, working in the world without being affected by the world, carrying out tasks without being obstructed by tasks.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War: Complete Texts and Commentaries

“A lively discussion is usually helpful, because the hottest fire makes the hardest steel.”
― Tom Clancy, Debt of Honor