This was the true pleasure of life - the real weak are those who make excuses for their losses or failures.
In Clark's view:
• "Whether I die or lose, what happens happens. In the end, I'll try again and again. Like my enemies, perhaps they will crush me."
•"Perhaps I'll make a mistake, but in my heart I don't fear confrontation or death."
•"Ultimately, all humans are both main characters and supporting characters at the same time."
•"The difference between the two is that some strive and resist circumstances."
•"Sometimes submit to your circumstances, and when they turn their back on you - attack!"
•"The peak is difficult, not easy. Of course it's not easy."
•"But as long as I still breathe and my arsenal is armed with a heart of steel and willpower forged through setbacks, I will never fall!!!"
Clark was awake, contemplating all these things. The Clark of today was not the Clark of yesterday, but something entirely different.
