To while away the day contemplating evils that might have been is to poison the happiness we already have.

Root of a tree, fruit of a vine, let me pass by this blood of mine.

Half way down, he encountered Saphira, who had jammed her head and neck as far up the stair as she could, gouging the wood in her frenzy. Little one. She flicked out her tongue and caught him on the hand with its rough tip. He smiled. Then she arched her neck and tried to pull back, but to no avail. What's wrong? I'm stuck. You're... He could not help it;he laughed even though it hurt. The situation was too absurd.

It is a better world. A place where we ate responsible for our actions, where we can be kind to one another because we want to and becauseit is the right thing to do instead of being frightened into behaving by the threat of divine punishment.

Find peace in where and what you are.

From now on you're going to have to think. There's a reason why we're born with brains in our heads, not rocks.

They may fight with us, but they don't fight for us.