Might have punctured a lung, if he had a lung. Most trees don't, as a rule.

“We do not choose our destinies.”

“She was no stranger to waiting, after all. Her man had always made her wait.”

“They are boys drunk on song and story, and like all boys, they think themselves…”

“Nem az számít, mit teszünk, sokkal inkább az, ahogyan tesszük.”