“You whom the soldiers beat,
You who are all but dead,
How the gods love you
And I, alone in the dark,
I was promised the light.”

“I will do what I promised." He whispered. "No matter what. I will not send you into the darkness alone.”

“You wish to put me in the dark. I tell you that I will never be put in the dark. You wish to beat me. I tell you that you will never beat me.”

“What do you see, Captain?”
“Two boys with hands locked for a fight. You see how one is light and the other is dark? I see love against death, light against darkness, chaos against order. I see the clash of all opposites under…the sun. I see Prince and myself.”
“Which is which?”

“Hello, boys. How are you all? I just love boys. […] Hello. Are you here alone? Who are you with? …A woman? At my show? …We'll make believe. It's theatre.”

“I judge you not by the sex of whom you love… but by how you love them.
-Layla, page 306”

“I must emphasise that at private soldier level you frequently have no idea where you are, or precisely how you got there, let alone why.”

“Love, infusing with light all who share Your splendor,
You teach us the true light
Is not to be found in the light of this world.
Light that enlightens, light that teaches,
He who is not illumined by You
Does not reach the fullness of love.
Love, You give light
To the intellect in darkness
And illumine the Object of love. Love, Your ardor,
Which enflames the heart,
Unites it with the Incarnate One.”

“Gods, how I’ve missed you. (Stryker)
I hate you with every beat of my heart. (Zephyra)”

“Yes, I know it.
In the darkness of my dark beating heart,
I know. He'd have loved it alright.
You see?
Even Death Has A Heart.”