1042 – “Some people are just born with tragedy in their blood.”

-Gretchen Ross (Played by Jena Malone) in Donnie Darko

942 – “A good pen can also remind us of the happiest moments in out lives, bring noble ideas into our dens, our blood and our souls. It can turn tragedy into hope and victory.”

-Nelson Mandela

520 – “Anything that gets your blood racing is probably worth doing.”

–Hunter S Thompson [Attributed]

136 – “The scholars ink is more holier than the martyr’s blood.”

–The Prophet Muhammad [See Source Notes for information on this quote]