“That must be what power does to a man: erases what he knows and makes him remember only what services him at the moment.”

“Theres discipline, Mahrree knew, and then theres abuse. The first works, while the second never does. And some people, like Lemuel Thorne, had no idea there was even a difference.”

“But for some reason the Department believed all students should learn the exact same way and at the exact same time, demonstrating that no one in Instruction knew the first thing about children.”

“Thats precisely what the governing body should NOT domanage every detail of their lives. We are not their meddling grandmothers; we exist to keep them safe so they can make their own decisions, res...”

“Remember this moment when you first realized that the government cant properly take care of people. In fact, thats never been their responsibility. Theyre supposed to keep our borders safe so that ...”

“fear comes only when you dont have faith in the outcome. And boredom comes only when you believe theres nothing new worth learning. I simply cant understand how any of that will occur today.”

“Our labour preserves us from three great evils -- weariness, vice, and want.”

“Doing nothing is the hardest torture that a person can put himself through. For he is always brought face to face with his own self, which demands that he gives account for the sun which he useless...”

“We just philosophize, complain of boredom, or drink vodka. It's so clear, you see, that if we're to begin living in the present, we must first of all redeem our past and then be done with it foreve...”

“The only calibration that counts is how much heart people invest, how much they ignore their fears of being hurt or caught out or humiliated. And the only thing people regret is that they didn't li...”

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

“Fear is all in the mind”

“You can begin to learn.”

“If you wish to cook, the recipe for success is to follow a good chef, follow his approach & ingredients.Avoid the situation where you get convinced by the taste, but not by the approach or ingredie...”

“He could make mistakes.... the first time.”