"The intelligence it displays is breathtaking. But it’s almost childlike in some of its simplicities"
― Olivia Klein ―

"EVERY STORY NEEDS ITS VILLAIN. AND ITS HERO. AND ITS MONSTER.[...] AND THE MONSTER IS ME."
― AIDAN ―

“NOW, CHILDREN, WATCH CLOSELY.
HOLD YOUR BREATH.
LISTEN.
AND I WILL SHOW YOU THE COMPONENTS OF CALAMITY.”
― AIDAN ―

WE PLAYED CHESS, HE AND  I[...] HE WOULD LOSE EVERY GAME.
AND STILL HE INSISTED ON PLAYING.
I WONDERED AT THE FUTILITY OF IT. IF IT IS THE DEFINITION OF
INSANITY TO REPEAT THE SAME PROCESS AND EXPECT A DIFFERENT
OUTCOME, MOST OF HUMANITY MUST BE INSANE.
― AIDAN ―

"Maybe the gift of being human is that we do not give up ― even when the hope is lost "
― Nikolai Lanstov ―

“Fear is a phoenix. [...] You can watch it burn a thousand times and still it will return.”
― Zoya Nazyalensky ―

“A secret too long kept can kill a soul by inches. I watched a secret almost destroy a man once, the finest man ever made. Such a secret is like keeping treasure in a tomb. Little by little, poison eats away at the gold. By the time the door is opened, there may be nothing left but dust.”
― Brother Zachariah to Matthew Fairchild ―