“Life is real again, and the useless and cumbersome and mischievous have to die.”
“We can't have any weak or silly. Life is real again, and the useless and cumbersome and mischievous have to die. They ought to die. They ought to be willing to die. It's a sort of disloyalty, after all, to live and taint the race.”
“You know, everybody dies. My parents died. Your father died. Everybody dies. I'm going to die too. So will you. The thing is, to have a life before we die. It can be a real adventure having a life”
“I'm not afraid," Rafi said."Why not?""If I die tomorrow it will have been useless to have been afraid today.”
“Psi and/or magical powers, if real, are nearly useless.”
“Live fast, have fun, be a bit mischievous.”