The only people who think children are carefree are the ones who've forgotten their own childhood.

In order to learn, one must change one's mind.

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.

So let me tell you what I think about gods. I think a real god is not going to be so scared or angry that he tries to keep other people down…A real god doesn’t care about control. A real god already has control of everything that needs controlling. Real gods would want to teach you how to be just like them.

I want to be the kind of boy you are, thought Bean. But I don’t want to go through what you’ve been through to get there.

If he was a good man, how could he leave me? So he must not be a good man. But if he isn't good, then why does it hurt so much to lose him?

Who would I be, if other good souls did not make up for my shortcomings?