And in that sliver of time, I felt the power around me coalesce, malice-hard and sharp as crystal. That this analogy occurred to me should have been a warning.

You are what your creators and experiences have made you, like every other being in this universe. Accept that and be done; I tire of your whining.

Love betrayed has an entirely different sound from hatred outright.

They live forever. But many of them are even more lonely and miserable than we are. Why do you think they bother with us? We teach them life's value.

There is nothing foolish about hope.

But when I got angry, my nerves sought an outlet, and my mouth didn't always guard the gates.

And in that sliver of time, I felt the power around me coalesce, malice-hard and sharp as crystal. That this analogy occurred to me should have been a warning.