Writing a first-draft battle scene is akin to real combat—chaos, confusion, and you must keep your cool as you fire word bullets downrange.

Humility and pride will forever battle whenever or wherever love is concerned

Learning carries within itself certain dangers because out of necessity one has to learn from one’s enemies.

There was a loud shuffling above. A line of redcoats took their position at the edge of the ravine and aimed down at the rebels.”Present!” the British officer screamed to his men.”Present!” yelled the American...

Sex and battle were each dangerous in their own ways.

All good things originate with the Creator God, he’d been taught, and the Song of Life was no exception.

Oh che sanguinosa e spaziosa portaFa l’una e l’altra spada ovunque giugna,Nell’arme e nelle carni! E se la vitaNon esce, sdegno tienla al petto unita.

Fighting the right battle is as important as winning one.

You don’t get it, Clary. You don’t understand what it’s like to live always at war, to grow up with battle and sacrifice. I guess it’s not your fault. It’s just how you were brought...

Spirits didn’t notice death. By the rule of impermanence, what was meant to break simply broke, and there was only the next breaking and the next.

Your little kettle will rattle in the battle; just put it on fire. Spark your ambitions with action and thing will change. Be like a warrior!

After the Battle of Midway there was a week in a rest camp at Pearl Harbor.

Then Royce’s parry came a beat too late. The pale sword bit through the ringmail beneath his arm. The young Lord cried out in pain. Blood welled between the rings. It seemed red as fire...

Live for something rather than die for nothing.

Drawing up her spear, Ellemist lunged towards the mighty leviathan.

I know that in the battle of ideas, Republican politicians are at a distinct disadvantage. Their fundamental philosophy – which I characterize as survival of the fittest, richest and whitest – is too callous for...

Do no be ashamed to make a temporary withdrawal from the field if you see that your enemy is stronger than you; it is not winning or losing a single battle that matters, but how...

fierce lovers.and battle warriorsboth comefrom the same place. there is bound to be,some bloodshed.

He jokingly thought that this guy fancied himself some kind of Jedi knight, waiting for him to say, ‘these are not the droids you’re looking for.

Our main battle has always been against Israeli soldiers and Jewish settlers.

By the second cycle of the solstice of the warm time, the One will face the enemy. And the One will unearth the Shield of the Northern Lights and smote the enemy with daring and...

When you’re asked to stay out of a bar you don’t just punch the owner–you come back with your army and tear the place down, destroy the whole edifice and everything it stands for. No...

He wanted it to be just right; he didn’t want to make the mistake of trying to tell her he loved her, and having the words come out confused or ending up saying something completely...

Know yourself better than your opponent knows you, know your opponent better than he knows himself, know yourself better than you know your opponent, and know you have all this knowledge and you will be...

One day Wallace was fishing in the Irvine when Earl Percy, the governor of Ayr, rode past with a numerous train. Five of them remained behind and asked Wallace for the fish he had taken....

In accounts of men in battle, there is an incredible adrenaline rush from group-versus-group conflict. The fervor and passion of partisans is clearly rewarding; and if it’s rewarding, it involves dopamine; and if it involves...

Insurgence and all forms of evil in a society doesn’t describes her as a failure, but vividly shows a lack of love for one another.

There has not yet been a major ground offensive battle… There are, we know, negotiations going on between the opposition forces and the Taliban leadership for surrender.

This is going to become a battle for access to your home and office plus mobility. It’s about who can provide the biggest and least expensive and fastest pipe to your home and office and...

Harmony would only come with destruction.

Crossing the small wooden bridge, just past the rubble, Gabe ducked off to the left and swooped underneath into hiding. Once sure he was secure, and could not be seen by those that passed overhead,...

If the Union is once severed, the line of separation will grow wider and wider, and the controversies which are now debated and settled in the halls of legislation will then be tried in fields...

We have forged the type of bonds that only battle brings.

As you get older and you hopefully battle your own demons, you find other reasons why you want to be an actor. The people that I truly admire do this because they love telling stories...

When a man hath no freedom to fight for at home,Let him combat for that of his neighbours;Let him think of the glories of Greece and of Rome,And get knocked on the head for his...

I often wonder what happened to those few I spent my youth in battle beside, those select individuals whom I was drawn to simply by coincidence, whom I joined forces with against an unknown future...

We are with them just as we have always been.

Today a great shot for freedom was heard. I think it stands a chance of being heard forever. It marls a turning point in the history of the Jewish people. The beginning of the return...

There are always risks in battle. It’s a dangerous business. The trick is to take the right ones.’ [said Halt].’How do you know which are the right ones?’ Shigeru asked.Halt glanced at his two younger...

Don’t worry know what you can’t change. rest when you can so you’ll be ready for tomorrows battle.

One hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the most skillful, subduing the other’s military without battle is the most skillful.

If your enemy offers you two targets, strike at a third.

Whats the difference between a king and his horse?I dont mean some kiddy shit like one has 4 legs and the other has 2, or ones a person and ones an animal. If their form,...

In the battle of Kunu-ri, more than 5,000 American soldiers were killed, wounded or taken as prisoners of war. Ninety percent of my unit was killed.

The rush of battle is often a potent and lethal addiction, for war is a drug.

Under the Mountain dark and tallThe King has come unto his hall!His foe is dead,the Worm of Dread,And ever so his foes shall fall.The sword is sharp, the spear is long,The arrow swift, the Gate...

Winning is an inside job. A person who achieves victory is the one that first wins his or her internal battles.

A man is never so vulnerable in a battle as when he flees,” Lord Eddard has told Jon once. “A running man is like a wounded animal to a soldier. It gets his bloodlust up.

Success is how high you bounce when you hit the bottom.

The biggest battle is the war against ignorance.