Today is declared an unscheduled holiday.

But then everyone would be burdened and pained. They don't want that. And that's the real reason The Receiver is so vital to them, and so honored. They selected me--and you-to lift that burden from themselves.

Evil can do anything, for a price.

That's why they call you Seer. You see more than most.

Time goes on, and your life is still there, and you have to live it. After a while you remember the good things more often than the bad. Then, gradually, the empty silent parts of you fill up with sounds of talking and laughter again, and the jagged edges of sadness are softened by memories.

You will fail. Then they will kill you." - Vandara to Kira, following Kira's trial.

Fear dims when you learn things.