Steel

Men are like steel —\xa0when they lose their temper, they lose their worth.

— Steel

As for Zillah, she also gave birth to Tubal-cain, the forger of all implements of bronze and iron; and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.

— Steel

When iron was found, the trees began to tremble, but the iron reassured them: 'Let no handle made from you enter into anything made from me, and I shall be powerless to injure you.'

— Steel

It was easier in the old days, of course, and society had more rats when the rules were looser, just as old wooden buildings have more rats than concrete buildings. But there are rats in the building now as well. Now that society is all ferrocrete and stainless steel there are fewer gaps in the joints. It takes a very smart rat indeed to find these openings. Only a stainless steel rat can be at home in this environment.

— Steel

If men are to meet steel with steel, they should be adequately armed. Long spears and short swords to meet a charge of long swords. If you don't believe that, read the chronicles of Rome and Macedonia.

— Steel

Reason will not decide at last; the sword will decide. In the sense of a symbol.

— Steel

And he sang: "Hurra for my handiwork!" And he fashioned the first ploughshare.

— Steel

How cold steel is, and keen with hunger of blood [...]

— Steel

He had the unique opportunity to watch Conina fight. Not many men ever got to see it twice. Her opponents started off grinning at the temerity of a slight young girl attacking them, and then rapidly passed through various stages of puzzlement, doubt, concern, and abject gibbering terror as they apparently became the center of a flashing, tightening circle of steel.

— Steel

I never saw any one like him. He is steel! He would go through you like a sword!

— Steel