You do not know me, but I am a juvenile delinquent. I do not trust authority figures, I probably will not graduate from high school, and statistics say my present rowdiness and vandalism will likely lead to more serious crimes. I am a dangerous fellow, and I am causing mayhem in this store. [...] There. I have now shamelessly destroyed the symmetry of this shelf, undoing hours of labor by underpaid store employees. If you could see me, you would be frightened.

Full emergency power to the engines. Ram the Blade ship.

Anger only gets in the way.

Yes," he said. "You were strong. You were brave. You were good. You mattered.

Humans. Violent but peace-loving. Passionate but cerebral. Humane but cruel. Impulsive but calculating. Generous but selfish. And yet, somehow I knew that they represented the best hope of the galaxy.

I like colorful tales with black beginnings and stormy middles and cloudless blue-sky endings. But any story will do.

About chocolate: "This is what laughing tastes like.