I simply felt alone, one leaf sitting miles away from a giant, communal pile.

Humanity will destroy itself, body and soul, before it will learn a simple lesson.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Freedom is a responsibility to be earned, not a license for recklessness and anarchy. If someday, despite our strongest efforts and our deepest determination, we finally fall, let it be because our enemies finally beat us, not because we beat ourselves.

I simply felt alone, one leaf sitting miles away from a giant, communal pile.

Manhattan was a no-man's land, empty, an unofficial demilitarized zone between Partials and the human survivors. No one was supposed to be here, not because it was forbidden but because it was dangerous. If something happened to you out here, either side could get you, and neither side could protect you.

Embrace your complexity, stretch your creativity, and live up to your potential, you are what makes the world great.