"Life is getting better, but that won’t stop a war if politicians and business people decide it’s to their advantage to have one."

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“I’m literate, and the idea of leaving children illiterate is criminal.”

“Jarrett would be easier to take if he cared half as much about children’s bodies and minds as he pretends to care about their souls.”

““It’s a crucifix,” Wright told me when I showed it to him. “It must have been worn by one of the people who lived here. Or maybe the arsonist lost it.” He gave a humorless smile. “You never know who’s liable to turn out to be religious.”

“Helpless lust and unreasoning anxiety were just part of growing up.”

“Who knows what we humans have that others might be willing to take in trade for a livable space on a world not our own.”

“I might not have believed this if a Human had said it. Humans said one thing with their bodies and another with their mouths and everybody had to spend time and energy figuring out what they really meant.”

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