“Human spirit is the ability to face the uncertainty of the future with curiosity and optimism. It is the belief that problems can be solved, differences resolved. It is a type of confidence. And it...”

“Unable to attribute misfortune to chance, unable to accept their ultimate insignificance within the greater scheme, the people looked for monsters in their midst.”

“... from our vantage point it is now clear that the only thing the population had to fear was fear itself.”

“Which came first, the mind or the idea of the mind? Have you never wondered? They arrived together. The mind is an idea.”

“In the end, living is defined by dying.”

“But time passes. Fear becomes a memory. Terror becomes routine it loses its grip. ”

“If you want something new, you have to stop doing something old”

“I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones.”

“Each voice carries a portion of value, no matter how unpalatable or distasteful that voice may be: no one person, government, ideology, transnational, or religious institution can own and dominate ...”

“Despite her words about letting go, melancholy washed over her. Because words are easy and often thrown around with trite intentions.”

“For the shadows to stop growing. For people to stop being angry.”

“My intention had not been to find her, for I had been busy being lonely with someone else.”