Brave men make good soldiers, but cowards make better strategists.

Suicide was against the law. Johnny had wondered why. It meant that if you missed, or the gas ran out, or the rope broke, you could get locked up in prison to …

Librarians rule, Ook!

Everything makes sense a bit at a time. But when you try to think of it all at once, it comes out wrong.

Boldness will be at a disadvantage only in an encounter with deliberate caution, which may be considered bold in its own right, and is certainly just as powerf…

Courage which goes against military expediency is stupidity, or, if it is insisted upon by a commander, irresponsibility.

He is at pains to avoid making enemies. He is slow, but very methodical. He displays marked tactical ability, though he is inclined to spend overmuch time on h…