Yet, my grandfather was not a monster. He was simply a man of ordinary moral courage whose capacity for great evil was revealed to his and my everlasting shame. Labeling someone a monster implies that he is from another world, one which has nothing to do with us. It cuts off the bonds of affection and fear, assures us of our own superiority, but there's nothing learned, nothing gained. It's simple, but it's cowardly. I know now that only by empathizing with a man like my grandfather can we understand the depth of the suffering he caused. There are no monsters. The monster is us. Ken Liu
Neither love nor evil conquers all, but evil cheats more.
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Laurell K. Hamilton
I told him I was going to betray you, and betray Lyra, and he believed me because I was corrupt and full of wickedness; he looked so deep I felt sure he'd see the truth. But I lied too well. I was lying with every...
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Philip Pullman
There are only two forces at work in this world- black and white. Only people are grey.
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Chris Heimerdinger
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James Patterson
You know how confusing the whole good-evil concept is for me.
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Do you see how much power you have when you act without fear?
