— But you're against the death penalty?
— Mmhmm. Because of what it says about us as a society.
— Suppose, governor, it was your wife.
— And she was murdered, what would I do?
— It gets more complicated when it's personal.
— Sure. Well, if I could get to him, Uh, I would find a way to kill him.
— So you, you, governor, would impose a death penalty.
— No, I would commit a crime for which I would happily go to jail.
— Then why not let society do that?
— Because society has to be better than the individual.
It gladdens me to know that Odin prepares for a feast. Soon I shall be drinking ale from curved horns. This hero that comes into Valhalla does not lament his death! I shall not enter Odin's hall with fear. There I shall wait for my sons to join me. And when they do, I will bask in their tales of triumph. The Aesir will welcome me! My death comes without apology! And I welcome the Valkyries to summon me home!
— We own the rops. Who's going to hang us now, eh? <...>
— No one is gonna hang you, Tommy. You're gonna hang yourself.