" It was not, after all, so easy to die. every second he breathed, the smell of the grass, the cool air on his face, was so precious: to think that people had years and years, time to waste, so much time that it dragged, and he was clinging to each second."
"perhaps those who are best suited to power are those who have never sought it.those who have leadership thrust upon them, and take up the mantle, because they must, and find to their own surprise that they wear it well."