'I mean the only thing us dead soldiers got in common is that none of us was good enough or lucky enough to survive the fight. We're a host of failures.'

'Keep a watch out, fools! There are things out there and you know what happens when things arrive!'

'Oh,' the figure settled back down, 'those reasons. Well, yes. Clever, even. But still profoundly stupid.'

'You cannot fight unreason, and as these dead multitudes will tell you - are telling you right now - certitude is the enemy.'