In philosophy class I think we finally decided that 'good' is an infinitely recursive term - it can't be defined except in terms of itself. Good is good because it's better than bad, though why it's better to be good than bad depends on how you define good, and on and on.

There's only one thing that will make them stop hating you. And that's being so good at what you do that they can't ignore you

Your ego-depletion seems problematically difficult to assuage.

Miro, I'm so sorry. I always felt such pity for you humans because you could only think of one thing at a time and your memories were so imperfect and . . . now I realize that just getting through the day without killing somebody can be an achievement." It gets to be a habit. Most of us manage to keep our body count quite low. It's the neighborly way to live.

Laws against homosexual behavior should remain on the books, not to be indiscriminately enforced against anyone who happens to be caught violating them, but to be used when necessary to send a clear message that those who flagrantly violate society's regulation of sexual behavior cannot be permitted to remain as acceptable, equal citizens within that society.

I didn't want to see you." "They told me." "I was afraid that I'd still love you." "I hoped that you would.

Peter, you're twelve years old. I'm ten. They have a word for people our age. They call us children and they treat us like mice.