"Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm." ― Winston S. Churchill

"There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds." ― Laurell K. Hamilton, Mistral's Kiss

"Everything that is done in the world is done by hope." - Martin Luther

“It was an alien place, as much inhuman as it was ungodly. There was no life in this place. It was a different world altogether. This world was dead.” ― Angelo Tsanatelis, Origins

"It was an alien place, as much inhuman as it was ungodly. There was no life in this place. It was a different world altogether. This world was dead." ― Angelo Tsanatelis, Origins

“It was an alien place, as much inhuman as it was ungodly. There was no life in this place. It was a different world altogether. This world was dead.” ― Angelo Tsanatelis, Origins

"You never really know what's coming. A small wave, or maybe a big one. All you can really do is hope that when it comes, you can surf over it, instead of drown in its monstrosity." ― Alysha Speer

Let's set the stage, Commander.