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So, that was Nature's way. The mosquito felt pain and panic but the dragonfly knew nothing of cruelty. Humans would call it evil, the big dragonfly destroying the mosquito and ignoring the little insects suffering. Yet humans hated mosquitoes too, calling them vicious and bloodthirsty. All these words, words like 'evil' and 'vicious', they meant nothing to Nature. Yes, evil was a human invention.John Marsden
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We believed we were safe. That was the big fantasy.John Marsden
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A few people would suffer, but a lot of people would be better off.'' It's just not right, ' said Kevin stubbornly. 'Maybe not. But neither's your way of looking at it. There doesn't have to be a right side and a wrong side. both sides can be right, or both sides can be wrong...John Marsden
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The Bible just said ‘Thou shalt not kill’, then told hundreds of stories of people killing each other and becoming heroes, like David with Goliath.John Marsden
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Some people wake up drowsy. Some people wake up energized. I wake up dead.John Marsden
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We'll never feel safe again, and so it's bye-bye innocence. It's been nice knowing you, but you're gone now.John Marsden