Rick Riordan Quotes

Societies can easily talk themselves into conflict and misery. But they can also talk, and act, their way out.

Even play has ended in fierce strife and anger.

The violence seems to be diminishing. They've stared into the abyss a bit. I think they've all concluded that further violence... is not in their interests.

War is what happens when language fails.

If we don't stop somewhere, if we don't accept an unhappy compromise, unhappy for both sides, if we don't learn how to unhappily coexist and contain our burned sense of injustice - if we don't learn how to do that, we end up in a doomed state.

If talk is impossible, then war is inevitable.

The violent will not come to a natural end.

Nobody's ever wanted to start a fight. I stay away from all that stuff.

I just want to fight and not talk too much.

I don't think about fights that didn't happen.

When you have a lot of communication, it picks up the aggressiveness with everybody on the court.

If two guys want to go see each other, let them be in the middle, let them throw some punches, then break it up.

Mediation is one of the most effective tools of non-violence. It can turn parties away from conflict, towards compromise.

You didn't have to take a punch for me, you know,' he said. 'I'm a lover, not a fighter.' 'You're a freak is what you are,' I said.

I mean when was the last time we had one of these contract signings... that didn't end... in some sort of horrible physical calamity? So if you wanna cut to the chase, you know, we can flip the table over, we can all start beating each other up or we can at least make this entertaining.

There should be an honest attempt at the reconciliation of differences before resorting to combat.

We have a good time and try not to kill each other.

I think most of the time when people have big disagreements and big misunderstandings, when time lessens that blow it creates a deeper understanding for both people.

I don't like to fight.

Peace is a question of will. All conflicts can be settled, and there are no excuses for allowing them to become eternal.

Civilization, to be worthy of the name, must afford other methods of settling human differences than those of blood letting.

War is never a lasting solution for any problem.

If you aren't please tell me how you are going to not have a war.

Sharon is capable of making peace.

The critical period of matrimony is breakfast-time.