I think that in many ways, just as forgiveness is impossible without love, sometimes love requires forgiveness for it to work, too.

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.

Pain is life. Life is pain.

My life is flashing lights and pointing fingers and uninvited visitors. Inches away, humans flatten their little hands against the wall of glass that separates us.The glass says you are this and we are that and that is how it will always be.

But hunger, like food, comes in many shapes and colors.

And that's how we ended up discovering the evil horses that threatened all of humanity.

With enough time, you can get used to almost anything.