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October 27 - November 23, 2021
“I’m a really hypocritical socialist,” he muttered to himself. “I like money way too much.”
herding cats in a thunderstorm.
“But those rules are arbitrary,” Jason said. “Each god had their own set of sins. For Knowledge, lying is a sin, but for Deception, or even the Merchant, lying is a part of their core practises. Each god has their own set of rules.”
“There’s no such thing as an incorruptible system. All you can do is your best to make it less crappy.”
“You’re the scientist no one listens to at the start of a disaster movie,” Jason said. “Except now you’re at the end of the movie, when you’ve lost your glasses, your hair is attractively tousled, you’ve found the heroism within and realised your implausibly attractive lab assistant was pining for you the whole time.”
“You’re like a treasure chest full of swords with no handles. It looks enticing, but rummaging about inside is going to get you hurt.”
accomplishment through diligent effort. Every action we take and every word we say is something that shapes us. The diligent person acts to improve and empower themselves with everything they do, no matter how mundane.”