“When a man sleeps, he is steeped and lost in a limp toneless happiness: awake he is restless, tortured by his body and the illusion of existence. Why have men spent the centuries seeking to overcome the awakened body? Put it to sleep, that is a better way. Let it serve only to turn the sleeping soul over, to change the blood-stream and thus make possible a deeper and more refined sleep.” MenWaySoulBodyTurnsLostSleepExistenceBloodCenturyIllusionOvercomingSeekingDeeperAwakeStreamsRestlessAwakenedBetter WaysRefined Author:Flann O'Brien
“What once bound him Will make him flee Place of power-joining of five Night Spirit Blood Humanity Earth Joined not to conquer, Instead to overcome Night leads to Spirit Blood binds Humanity And Earth completes.” EarthSpiritNightHumanityFiveBloodOvercomingBoundsConquerJoining Book:Hunted: Number 5 in series Source: Hunted: Number 5 in series
“He inhaled her scent, uncaring of the blood and dirt and grime that permeated her hair and clothing. He was holding her. Finally holding her. “You’re real. You’re real.” She pulled away, looked up at him, the same answering emotion shining in her blue eyes. With a groan, he lowered his mouth to hers. He couldn’t hold back. Nothing in the world would have kept him from kissing her in that moment. He was overcome.” WorldRealMomentsEyeEmotionBloodHairKissingMouthsOvercomingBlueShiningThat MomentClothingsDirtScentBlue EyesReal YouUncaringKissing HerGrime Book:Maya Banks KGI Source: Maya Banks KGI
“Then as now, evil begins its courtship cloaked in light. And the heart embraces what is should flee. Forgetting it once had a true lover. Love will prove greater than lust. Sacrifice will overcome seduction. And blood will flow.” ShouldHeartLightEvilForgetGreaterSacrificeBloodLoversProveFlowOvercomingEmbraceLustSeductionCourtshipTrue LoversLovers Love Author:Ted Dekker
“There is a deep and undeniable sadness in all this: whenever we see the dawn of an eternal good that will never be overcome by evil – an evil that is itself eternal but will never succeed in overcoming good – whenever we see this dawn, the blood of old people and children is always shed.” PeopleChildrenEvilBloodSadnessSucceedEternalOvercomingDawnShedOld People Author:Vasily Grossman
“Nonviolence seeks to ‘win’ not by destroying or even by humiliating the adversary, but by convincing [the adversary] that there is a higher and more certain common good than can be attained by bombs and blood. Nonviolence, ideally speaking, does not try to overcome the adversary by winning over [them], but to turn [them] from an adversary into a collaborator by winning [them] over.” TryingDoeCertainTurnsWinningCommonBloodHigherOvercomingBombsDestroyingNonviolenceConvincingAdversariesCommon GoodHumiliatingCollaborators Book:The Nonviolent Alternative Source: The Nonviolent Alternative