Every faction conditions its members to think and act a certain way. And most people do it. For most people, it's not hard to learn, to find a pattern of thought that works and stay that way. But our minds move in a dozen different directions. We can't be confined to one way of thinking, and that terrifies our leaders. It means we can't be controlled. And it means that no matter what they do, we will always cause trouble for them.

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Sometimes, the best way to help someone is just to be near them.

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My skepticism is strong, but my curiosity is stronger.

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Human reason can excuse any evil; that is why it's so important that we don't rely on it.

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I know that change is difficult, and comes slowly, and that it is the work of many days strung together in a long line until the origin of them is forgotten.

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And sometimes, if you want the truth, you have to demand it.

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We both have war inside us. Sometimes it keeps us alive. Sometimes it threatens to destroy us.

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Since I was young, I have always known this: Life damages us, every one. We can’t escape that damage. But now, I am also learning this: We can be mended. We mend each other.

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Candor does not provide us with protection, sustenance, or technological innovation. Therefore you are expendable to us.

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You know, there's a word for big, strong men who attack women, and it's coward.

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