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I wonder if fears ever really go away, or if they just lose their power over us.

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I like to hurt people too. I can make the cruelest choice. The difference is, sometimes I don't, and you always do, and that makes you evil.

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It's hard to know what's right in this life,' she said. 'We do what we can, but what we really need is mercy. Do you know who taught me that?' A grin....more

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There is power in controlling something that can do so much damage-in controlling something, period.

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Human reason can excuse any evil.

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Valuing knowledge above all else results in a lust for power, and that leads men into dark and empty places.

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...we have something they want. Valuing knowledge above all else results in a lust for power, and that leads men into dark and empty places. We should...more

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I don't understand', I say,'why they care what I think, as long as I'm acting how they want me to.''You're acting how they want you to now', he says,'...more

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The ability to think isn't exclusive to erudite

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He must have stood there for a long time, making a list of all the terrible things he had done—almost killinng me was one of those thingss—and another...more