To withdraw isn’t a sign of weakness… It is a sign that a man knows the limits of his capabilities and the most probable outcome of the future. One who retreats to fight another day...

In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion.”[The Minotaur]

Part of the happiness of life consists not in fighting battles, but in avoiding them. A masterly retreat is in itself a victory.

I want my heart to be the thin place. I don’t want to board a plane to feel the kiss of heaven. I want to carry it with me wherever I go. I want my...

When someone puts an end to something, it doesn’t mean that he gave up, it means that thing is not taking him anywhere.

Instead of rolling out the red carpet, what about a cherry Fruit Roll-Up? Sometimes celebrity is a path you have to eat in retreat.

…I retreat into my fictional world where everything makes sense – but even there I can’t even control what people do…

Sometimes I retreat into sleep to advance my mood.

Think about it: If you have saved just enough to have your own house, your own car, a modicum of income to pay for food, clothes, and a few conveniences, and your everyday responsibilities start...

Never keep a line of retreat: it is a wretched invention.

He who advances without seeking fame,Who retreats without escaping blame,He whose one aim is to protect his people and serve his lord,The man is a jewel of the Realm

You’ll do fine if you have any strength at all, but listen to your Green angel and give yourself more exit points. You’re in for some rude awakenings in battle, and young souls often retreat...

Jesus was a hiker. The wilderness was His retreat.

There is no shame in strategic retreat if it lets you remain strong enough to go after the enemy later.

Staying silent is like a slow growing cancer to the soul and a trait of a true coward. There is nothing intelligent about not standing up for yourself. You may not win every battle. However,...

I’ll find out who’s inside. Wait here and keep alert!’ Hallam rasped. He skirted the main path to skulk towards one of the shuttered windows on the building’s eastern wall. There was a crack in...

The theist and the scientist are rival interpreters of nature, the one retreats as the other advances.

to forget about life for awhile,” as that oldBilly Joel song once said, but the scotch couldn’t anesthetize his painand provide a retreat from the reality of his latest failures.