The uncreated and the dead exist solely in our actual and virtual pasts.

... in a cycle as old as tribalism, ignorance of the Other engenders fear; fear engenders hatred; hatred engenders violence; violence engenders further violence until the only "rights", the only law, are whatever is willed by the most powerful.

If losers can exploit what their adversaries teach them, yes, losers can become winners in the long term.

Leaves turned to soil beneath my feet. Thus it is, trees eat themselves.

Power, time, gravity, love. The forces that really kick ass are all invisible.

To enslave an individual troubles your consciences, Archivist, but to enslave a clone is no more troubling than owning the latest six-wheeler ford, ethically. Because you cannot discern our differences, you assume we have none. But make no mistake: even same-stem fabricants cultured in the same wombtank are as singular as snowflakes.

Words are what you fight with but what you fight about is whether or not you're afraid of them.