It's customary, at times like this, to say a few words. A man shouldn't die with no understanding of why he's been murdered. I do not pride myself on my eloquence, and so I will keep this simple.

I read once, somewhere, that the way you know you've grown up is when your future death becomes a stone in your shoe: when you feel it with every step.

A human life is defined by its relationship with others: by its duty to its species. In the face of this duty, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are meaningless. What you call individual rights are merely the cultural fantasy of a failed civilization.

Can't trust a fascist--truth is always your first sacrifice to the welfare of the state

Don't care about gods. Gods are irrelevant. What counts is people. What counts is having respect for each other.

"The problem with happy endings," Tan'elkoth said, "is that nothing is ever truly over."

Life is mere chance only when one allows it to be.

A religion that teaches you God is something outside the world--something separate from everything you see, smell, taste, touch, and hear--is nothing but a cheap hustle.