Even in dialogue, your own style rules your selection. Do not give yourself a blank check of this kind: 'I'll merely reproduce what I think a character like so-and-so would say.' You have to reproduce it in the way your literary premises dictate.

The spread of evil is the symptom of a vacuum. Whenever evil wins, it is only by default: by the moral failure of those who evade the fact that there can be no compromise on basic principles.

The cult of moral grayness is a revolt against moral values.

When you see corruption being rewarded and honesty becoming a self-sacrifice, you may know that your society is doomed

I came here to say that I do not recognize anyone's right to one minute of my life. Nor to any part of my energy. Nor to any achievement of mine. No matter who makes the claim, how large their number or how great their need. I wished to come here and say that I am a man who does not exist for others." - Howard Roark

The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.

A gun is not an argument.