A hard soldier is a strong soldier is a living soldier.

“He stops pacing. 'I know, Miranda, I did it because I—' 'Stop! Don't say it. I …”

“Peter smiles at me, shaking his head. Behind the smile I can see he’s scared as…”

“Susan had told him once that bravery was when you wanted to pee your pants, but…”

“Mason knew what it was like to say things you didn’t mean, to just have them vo…”