Therefore it seemed a dreadful injustice that these wise races should perish at the hands of creatures who were still little more than animals. It was as if vultures feasted on and squabbled over the paralyzed body of the youthful poet who could only stare at them with puzzled eyes as they slowly robbed him of an exquisite existence they would never appreciate, never know they were taking. Michael Moorcock
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When I was younger I used to get bullied by kids that had names like “Snot-nose” and “Shit-head.” For some reason, not even their own parents would call them the “right names”; they were never known as “Snot-nose” or “Shithead.” They were always called, “Big-mouth,” or “Little-mouth.” I would get picked on for being different. They would laugh at me for being taller than them and always called me, “Fat-ass.” Once I got home I would cry myself to sleep wondering why these kids hated me so much that they would go out of their way to pick on me instead of just ignoring me. It made no sense to me why anyone would hate me just because of how I looked, but today the idea is common. Not only do people hate others based on what they see from their appearance but they also hate others because of who they are inside.

Source: The Knight Of The Swords

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