Of course this must have been the way the enemy felt when we killed their soldiers: that sense of unique talented individuals vaporised in an istant, but not knowing them personally I couldn't feel the way for them that I felt for our group. You can't understand anything unless you personalise it. You can't love or appreciate or mourn for anything unless you personalise it. I sure personalised Fi and Kevin and Lee and Homer. They were the beats of my heart, the skin of my body, the breath that entered my mount and nostrils. They were the beautiful friends who had taught me that love was the life-force. Ellie - The Other Side of dawn (The Tomorrow series)