I try to leave some space in my mind for things to surprise me or change my mind, I think that's important.

Those who seek peace above all else, they say, will always deceive to keep the water calm.

I should wonder what courage—which is the virtue they most value—has to do with a metal ring through your nostril.

Then his eyes focus on something over my shoulder, and he starts walking. I turn to see Uriah jogging from the elevator bank. He is grinning. “Heard a rumor you were a dirty traitor,” Uriah says. “Yeah, whatever,” says Zeke. They collide in an embrace that looks almost painful to me, slapping each other’s backs and laughing with their fists clasped between them.

I don't want to stop you. I want you to stop yourself.

Thank you for your honesty.

I like to think I'm helping them by hating them. I'm reminding them that they aren't God's gift to humankind.