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Born free but still, they hate

Born me, no I can't change

— Tim McIlrath

If life transcends death, then I will seek for you there. If not, then there too.

― James S.A. Corey, Caliban's War

Once is never. Twice is always.

— James S.A. Corey, Cibola Burn

Against all evidence, I keep thinking the assholes are outliers.

― James S.A. Corey, Babylon's Ashes

No, let us not conquer the heavens. It is enough to have the power to do so. War engenders war, and victory defeat. God, conquered, will become Satan; Satan, conquering, will become God. May the fates spare me this terrible lot!‎

― Anatole France, The Revolt of the Angels

I believe that life is a game, that life is a cruel joke, and that life is what happens when you're alive and that you might as well lie back and enjoy it.

― Neil Gaiman, American Gods

There's none so blind as those who will not listen.

― Neil Gaiman, American Gods

ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴɪᴠᴇʀsᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɢʀɪɴᴅ ɪᴛ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪɴᴇsᴛ ᴘᴏᴡᴅᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ sɪᴇᴠᴇ ɪᴛ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪɴᴇsᴛ sɪᴇᴠᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ sʜᴏᴡ ᴍᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴀᴛᴏᴍ ᴏꜰ ᴊᴜsᴛɪᴄᴇ, ᴏɴᴇ ᴍᴏʟᴇᴄᴜʟᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴇʀᴄʏ. ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴇᴛ — Death waved a hand. ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴇᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀᴄᴛ ᴀs ɪꜰ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs sᴏᴍᴇ ɪᴅᴇᴀʟ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ, ᴀs ɪꜰ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs sᴏᴍᴇ...sᴏᴍᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛɴᴇss ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴɪᴠᴇʀsᴇ ʙʏ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪᴛ ᴍᴀʏ ʙᴇ ᴊᴜᴅɢᴇᴅ.

Yes, but people have got to believe that, or what's the point—

ᴍʏ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ᴇxᴀᴄᴛʟʏ.

― Terry Pratchett, Hogfather

All dwarfs have beards and wear up to twelve layers of clothing. Gender is more or less optional.

— Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!

If I could be with you tonight

I would sing you to sleep

Never let them take the light behind your eyes

One day I’ll lose this fight

As we fade in the dark

Just remember you will always burn as bright

— Gerard Way, The Light Behind Your Eyes

It is perfectly true, as philosophers say, that life must be understood backwards. But they forget the other proposition, that it must be lived forwards.

― Søren Kierkegaard

"Hear, hear!" I said. "'Less than perfect.' What I've been aiming for all my life."

Robert A. Heinlein, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress