Fate was a reality, but it wasn’t a beautiful or angelic thing. It was a heart-wrenching nightmare. And we’d fallen blindly into it. We had no escape. It was happening, and it was up to me to guarantee our survival of it. (Eric)

I wanted to survive—not for my kind, but for trust, for friendship, for another being. (Eric)

Bad bloods aren't born evil or dangerous. We are taught to be, but only because we have to if we want to survive.

War makes animals of men, and we can't let that happen to us. If we do, we won't have any chance of survival.