it is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.

the path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of the darkness. for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. and i will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers.

damn it, colonel! just because they're aliens and their skulls are transparent doesn't mean that they don't have rights!

science fiction is an existential metaphor, that allows us to tell stories about the human condition. isaac asimov once said: individual science fiction stories may seem as trivial as ever to the blinder critics and philosophers of today — but the core of science fiction, its essence has become crucial to our salvation, if we are to be saved at all.

what if by surviving another day, he brings a greater darkness upon another? be careful of charity and kindness, lest you do more harm with open hands than with a clenched fist.

cruelty leads to suffering, and when one suffers, it is the way of life to spread suffering. the suffering within builds, until its sound is all one hears, and when a kindness is offered, it is punished. a greater darkness is served.

if the ball is too big for your mouth, it's not yours.