Alek said, "Do you think I'm being a fool?"

"I think you're trying to do something good. But doing good is rarely easy, and no weapon has ever stopped a war.

Surely no one would ever use such a weapon against a city."

"There are no limits in war," Volger said, still staring out the window.

He thinks Goliath can end the war," Alek managed at last. "The man wants peace!"

"As do we all," Count Volger said. "But there are many ways to end a war. Some are more peaceful than others.

That Shay was in possesion of hand grenades was a comforting thought showed what kind of night this had become.

There people who are happy that they made a powerful weapon, there are people disappointed that they cannot make a weapon that's comparable to other people's weapons, and there are people who are saddened that both weapons are pointing at everyone, including their creators.

When a man carries an instrument of violence, he'll always find the justification to use it. If we really want to escape this war, we have to stop bringing it with us.