Let no stranger intrude here, no invader trespass. This was ours, and this we would defend.

the biggest risk is to take no risk. or to take crazy risks.

So, that was Nature's way. The mosquito felt pain and panic but the dragonfly knew nothing of cruelty. Humans would call it evil, the big dragonfly destroying the mosquito and ignoring the little insects suffering. Yet humans hated mosquitoes too, calling them vicious and bloodthirsty. All these words, words like 'evil' and 'vicious', they meant nothing to Nature. Yes, evil was a human invention.

Let no stranger intrude here, no invader trespass. This was ours, and this we would defend.

We kill all the caterpillars, then complain there are no butterflies.

We had enough years in front of us to be serious and grown-up and respectable. Why rush it? But on the other hand we always complained when teachers and other adults treated us as kids. In fact there was nothing that annoyed me more. So it was a frustrating situation. What we needed was a two-sided badge that said 'Mature' on one side and 'Childish' on the other. Then at any moment we could turn it to whatever side we felt like being and the adults could treat us accordingly.

All these words, words like 'evil' and 'vicious', they meant nothing to Nature. Yes, evil was a human invention.