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“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“Don’t you understand? When you’re standing on their side, you’re the bizarre genius, the miraculous hero, the force of the rebellion, the flower that blooms alone. But the second your voice differs from theirs, you’ve lost your mind, you’ve ignored morality, you’ve walked the crooked path.”
― 墨香铜臭, 魔道祖师 [Mó Dào Zǔ Shī]

“[...] our job is not to seek others whose wisdom will put the greatness into us, but rather to seek those who will help us get our greatness out.”
― Richard Montañez

“Sitting comfortably on an old vehicle uniframe in scuffed up boots and a long hoodie so holey it should take up religion.”
― Jordan Kurella, Glitter + Ashes: Queer Tales of a World That Wouldn’t Die

“The pilot knew this about her mechanic; she would find Caydee sleeplessly working on the mech, because it was the only thing she could fix. She couldn't close wounds, or staunch blood, or light the sky or mend hearts, so she'd be working in a fever to get the mech back into working order. The Pilot wasn't sure where she learned all this, but she knew. She wanted to see it, and the reasons for that were harder to explain.”
― Blake Jessop, Glitter + Ashes: Queer Tales of a World That Wouldn’t Die

“A 'why' is a dangerous thing... It challenges old, comfortable ways, forces people to think about that they do instead of just mindlessly doing it. (Haplo)

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I think the danger is not so much in asking the 'why' as in believing you have come up with the only answer. (Alfred)”
― Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman, Dragon Wing

“Raistlin's lip curled in a sneer. "How does that thread weave into the grand design?"

"As do all threads," Astinus said. "Look at the rug beneath your feet. Were you to turn the rug over, you would see what appears to be a confused tangle of many-colored strands of thread. But look at the rug from the top—the strands are neatly, tightly woven, merged together to form a strong fabric. Oh, it is frayed a bit at the corners, but—overall—it has worn well.”
― Margaret Weis, Dragons of Summer Flame

“The stairs were steel-reinforced slabs of concrete, worn down by years of foot traffic, each step canted a slightly different angle from its neighbours. I like that. I liked things that had been solidly made and that wore the evidence of hard use, of survival.”
― Nalo Hopkinson, Sister Mine

“The scars on his torso dance and swirl like tadpoles in a murky puddle, ribcage resembling ripples in the water.”
― T. L. Huchu

“The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings

“A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water.”
― Eleanor Roosevelt

“Disinformation, which is the same as lying but for some reason has a different name, is the top tactic in corporate negotiation/warfare.”
― Martha Wells, Exit Strategy

“The hostile that had just exploded up out of the ground had a really big mouth, so I felt I needed a really big gun.”
― Martha Wells, All Systems Red

“AMAZONGOOGLEFACE ANNOUNCES INTENT TO ACQUIRE DISNEYAPPLESOFT The deal would result in a combined company worth approximately $97.3 quadrillion. "This will be good for consumers," said Jeff Bezos, CEO of AmazonGoogleFace, speaking from the company's offices on an icy dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt.”
― Charles Yu, A People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers

“It was not that such labor scared me—being a maid had always filled me with purpose. Cleaning was so necessary, whether you lived as a prince or a pauper, the work seemed to me almost sacred. It was only—I could no longer accept how I would be treated.”
― Jordan Ifueko, The Maid and the Crocodile