"there is only one god; and his name is death. and there is only one thing we say to death: not today."

~ syrio forel, in episode 6 of hbo's adaptation of g.r.r. martin's "a game of thrones"

"so long as men remember the wrongs done to their forbears, no peace will ever last. so we go on century after century, with us hating them and them hating us."

~ hoster bracken in g.r.r. martin's "a dance with dragons"

tyrion lannister | do you mean to spend your whole life running away?
penny | you're running, too.
tyrion | i am. but i am running to and you are running from, and there's a world of difference there.

~ in g.r.r. martin's "a dance with dragons"

tyrion lannister: do you mean to spend your whole life running away?
penny: you're running, too.
tyrion: i am. but i am running to and you are running from, and there's a world of difference there.

"in the long run we'll all be dead. but then for us it is the short run that counts. so why not make the most of it?"

~ john maynard keynes

"people become the stories they hear and the stories they tell."

~ elie wiesel

"reconciliation should be accompanied by justice, otherwise it will not last. while we all hope for peace, it shouldn't be peace at any cost but peace based upon principle, on justice."