"Those not chasing their dreams should stay out of the way of those who are."

“The majority of people are timid by nature, and that is why they constantly exaggerate danger. all influences on the military leader, therefore, combine to give him a false impression of his opponent's strength, and from this arises a new source of indecision.”

“There was always a part of me that wanted to be an old-time director. But I couldn't do that. I'm not a pro.”

“I think Scotland has some great stories.”

“How you refill. Lying there. Something like happiness, just like water, pure and clear pouring in. So good you don’t even welcome it, it runs through you in a bright stream, as if it has been there all along.”

Source : Peter Heller (2012). “The Dog Stars”, p.263, Vintage

“The Chicago Symphony is considered the greatest orchestra in the world.”

“Here everything is so wholly what I consider beautiful. In other words, there is peace here.”

“War is hell. Hollywood fantasizes about it and makes it look good... war sucks.”

“By changing the way I experienced things, even just involving different details than in reality, I often felt I was betraying the past and playing an unfair game with the reader where he (of course) would ask himself "Did this really happen?"”