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“How does something immoral, when done privately, become moral when it is done collectively? Furthermore, does legality establish morality? Slavery was legal; apartheid is legal; Stalinist, Nazi, and Maoist purges were legal. Clearly, the fact of legality does not justify these crimes. Legality, alone, cannot be the talisman of moral people.”
― Walter E. Williams, All It Takes Is Guts: A Minority View

“I am unsure why modern men are so reluctant to admit that they enjoy snuggling. When they scoff at it or claim to despise it, they’re lying, of course, trying to conform to some bullshit code of machismo. Regardless of one’s lifespan, there are few pleasures in it like a lazy morning under comfy blankets with someone you love. Granuaile’s soft smile and the early beams of sunlight on her freckled cheeks, all healed now, were so beautiful that I suspected that my day had already been made. In fact, odds were that it wouldn’t get any better, so I enjoyed the view while I could and felt grateful to be alive. Moments like that never grow old.”
― Kevin Hearne, Shattered

“You can’t put your fist through a man’s wood and expect him to forgive and”
― Kevin Hearne, Staked

“Know your purpose. Recognize your talents and capitalize on them. If you live your life for the sole purpose of seeking the approval of others, you will live no life at all.”
― Kel Kade, Reign of Madness

“They shall grow not old,” I told him, “as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.  At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them.”
― Garon Whited, Mobius

“Tell her that you’re committed to her,” Lilastien urged.  “Tell her you’re never going to give her up,” she suggested.  “Tell her you’re never going to let her down.  Tell her you’re never going to run around and desert her.  Tell her you’re never going to make her cry, that you’ll never say goodbye, never tell her a lie and hurt her,” she declared. “That’s . . . that’s surprisingly helpful,” Tyndal admitted.  “She might believe that.”
― Terry Mancour, Footwizard

“Myths, like gods, should be treated with some scepticism also. They have a habit of being retold to the benefit of the teller. You would not doubt the advice of this reliable narrator would you?”
― Gav Thorpe, Ghost Warrior