“They fear what they don’t understand. And that fear turns to hate for reasons I’m sure even they can’t begin to comprehend. And since they don’t understand the children, since they fear them, they hate them. This can’t be the first time you’ve heard of this. It happens everywhere.” “I don’t hate anything,” Linus said. “You lie.” He shook his head. “No. Hate is a waste of time. I’m far too busy to hate anything. I prefer it that way.”