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

Do you know why Satan is so angry all the time? Because whenever he works a particularly clever bit of mischief God uses it to serve his own Rigteous purposes." "So God uses wicked people as his tools?" "God gives us the freedom to to do great evil, if we choose, then He uses his own freedom to create goodness out of that evil, for that is what He chooses." "So, in the long run, God always wins?" "Yes, in the short run though it can be uncomfortable.

Human beings do metamorphose. They change their identity constantly. However, each new identity thrives on the delusion that it was always in possession of the body it has just conquered.

Nonsense," said Graff. "Ender always has plans within plans.

America is an empire that does not wish to be one ; we are easily discouraged from doing what must be done to maintain the global order that allows democracy and prosperity to flourish.

The society whose citizens are willing to stand and fight is the one with the best chance of surviving long enough for history to even notice.

Everything possible to be believed is an image of truth." -Taleswapper