Better late than never. Alls well that ends well. This too shall pass
Maybe you should kill off one of the characters to dig into the emotions of the other characters
The verb dictate means to give an order that must be obeyed. From the excerpt, we can assume that the words duty, honor, and country should be our guidelines. The ideas behind those words must be followed, for they tell us what we ought to be, what we can be, what we will be.
The verb dictate could also mean to speak or read to a person. In this excerpt, however, that meaning does not apply.
It makes sense; but there are two phrases there that could be divided to make the sentence flow better.
“I am not happy with myself, nor will I ever be.”
Grammar errors DO create confusion and will detract from the message the author is trying to provide (unless the errors are intentional and are meant to contribute to the meaning of the written work in very rare cases).
Hope this helps! :)
