“Oh, but I am soiled beyond all cleansing.…” “Nonsense,” said Mavin impatiently. “You are silly beyond all… — Sheri S. Tepper

There is a kind of animal frenzy can be whipped up sometimes among fools and children, often using religion as an excuse for it. When it happens, it is wise to be elsewhere.

I’ll tell you, nothing is so dangerous as ambition in a man who cares not who stands in his way.

“Parasites,” hissed Aunt Six, just loud enough that he could not fail to hear. “No skills of their own, so they must live by preventing others from using common sense.”