“It is dangerous to exist in the world. To exist is to be threatened. We must live with threats.”
“Easy as a child breathes a wish at a dandelion...is exactly how hard it would be for me to tear your limbs from their sockets.”
“Regarding vengeance and arch-enemies, one must not only be timely but prideful, and pride exacts propriety.”
“Were there always to be more damage, damage would be an aspect of perfection. We would all be angels, one-legged and faceless, seething with endless, hopeless praise. Bless Adonai for making us better than angels. Blessed is Adonai for making us human.”
“Why do we weep once we know that everything will be alright? We weep because the only way everything could ever be alright is in fiction. We weep because what we've seen can't be true, no matter how badly we wish it were. We weep at the truth.”
“The point was to learn what it was we feared more: being misunderstood or being betrayed.”