"Light makes shadow. Truth makes lies."

Paradox, Truth, Lies, Light, Shadow

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"I agree. I don't understand how a guy everyone is terrified of makes me feel safe. I don't understand how a guy who stayed behind to protect me when he didn't know me has been shot. I don't understand how a guy who carried me out of an alley full of shattered glass is the enemy everyone is warning me about."

Katie McGarry, American Author

Paradox, Safety, Trust, Heroism

"And after all what is a lie? Tis but The truth in masquerade."

Lord Byron, British Poet

Paradox, Truth, Lies, Deception, Appearance

"If toast always lands butter-side down, and cats always land on their feet, what happens if you strap toast on the back of a cat and drop it?"

Steven Wright, American Comedian

Paradox, Cats, Humor, Science

"Saepe creat molles aspera spina rosas' - 'Often the prickly thorn produces tender roses'."

Ovid, Roman Poet

Paradox, Beauty, Pain, Contrast, Hope

"Love: the sickest of Irony's sick jokes. The place where logic and order go to die."

Christopher Moore, American Novelist

Paradox, Love, Irony, Logic, Chaos

"He attacked everything in life with a mix of extraordinary genius and naive incompetence, and it was often difficult to tell which was which."

Douglas Adams, English Writer

Paradox, Genius, Life, Mistake, Confusion

"I'm dead, but I can't stop living."

Lauren Oliver, American Author

Paradox, Death, Life, Existence

"In love there are two evils: war and peace."

Horace, Roman Poet

Paradox, Love, Conflict, War, Peace

"Random chance is not sufficient to explain random chance."

Robert A. Heinlein, American Writer

Paradox, Chance, Logic, Science, Truth

"Then I glanced at the ring on my finger.The Snake That Eats Its Own Tail, Forever and Ever. I know where I came from-but where did all you zombies come from?I felt a headache coming on, but a headache powder is one thing I do not take. I did once-and you all went away.So I crawled into bed and whistled out the light.You aren't really there at all. There isn't anybody but me-Jane-here alone in the dark.I miss you dreadfully!"

Robert A. Heinlein, American Writer

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"Lightsong met the man's eyes, then smiled broadly, looking down at the God King. "My life to yours," Lifesong said. "My breath become yours."

Spiritual

"Shallan's mental image of Jasnah Kholin was of someone almost divine. It was, upon reflection, an odd way to regard a determined atheist."

Belief

"People can do great things. However, there are some things they just CAN'T do. I, for instance, have not been able to transform myself into a Popsicle, despite years of effort."

Humor

"He was a man. Just a man. Yet, you always knew he'd succeed. He made you be what he wanted you to be."

Leadership

"I know, better than anyone else, that there are no heroes coming to save us. There are no good Epics. None of them protect us. Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."

Power

"Pain los[es] its power when other things bec[o]me more important."

Resilience

"If men should read these words, let them know that power is a heavy burden. Seek not to be bound by its chains."

Power

"Good men don't become legends," he said quietly."Good men don't need to become legends." She opened her eyes, looking up at him. "They just do what's right anyway."

Virtue

"They didn't speak as the sun slowly sank before them. Why was it most colorful when it was about to vanish for the night? Was it angry at being forced belong the horizon? Or was it a showman, giving a performance before retiring?Why was the most colorful part of people's bodies-the brightness of their blood-hidden beneath the skin, never to be seen unless something went wrong?"

Reflection

"You could not stop times from changing, his mother said, no more than you could stop the surf from rolling."

Time