“The children seek to resolve the issue amongst themselves, and mete out punishment to restore balance and keep the game going.”
― Eye for Eye
― Eye for Eye
“He thought that it was impossible for a massa to perceive that being owned by anyone could never be enjoyable.”
― Roots: The Saga of an American Family
― Roots: The Saga of an American Family
“She had never asked why it was right for her to be a slave to another’s desires, but not evil for them to enslave her. She was not contributing to the betterment of mankind, but was merely a servant to countless puling little tyrants. Evil was not one large entity, but a ceaseless torrent of small wrongs left unchallenged, until they festered into monsters.”
― Faith Of The Fallen
― Faith Of The Fallen
“Be patient with him. If the same quality did not exist in you, you wouldn’t notice it in him.”
― Brainwalker
― Brainwalker
“But that isn’t the only way life is. A part of the time, it’s mighty good. And a man can’t afford to waste all the good part, worrying about the bad parts. That makes it all bad…. You understand?”
― Old Yeller
― Old Yeller
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