Heaven and Earth

Evil cannot and will not be vanquished by evil. Dark will only swallow dark and deepen. The good and the light are the keenest weapons.

I know what it is to be pushed in a direction you don't want to go, or one you're not ready for. People say they know what's best for you. Maybe sometimes it's true. But it doesn't matter if they keep pushing until they take your choices away.

Life's tough," Mia said with a shrug. "You play the cards you're dealt or you fold.

Doing nothing sometimes hurts more than doing something. Life doesn't come with a guarantee, which is just as well, because most guarantees are bullshit.

Knowledge, and truth, save us from chaos.

Heaven and Earth, Ripley, do more than hold us between them. They expect us to deserve it.

Nature’s a bitch and she barely tolerates us.

Knowledge, and truth, save us from chaos.” His tone was quiet, reasonable. And made her want to bite him. “Tempering them with compassion and tolerance makes us human. Without those things, fanatics feed on fear and ignorance.

Science and education are part of what turned magic from the acceptable into the condemned, then into the dismissed.

Men don’t make grand gestures unless they’re reminded to, in trouble, guilty, or smitten.

someone had spoiled her routine and pricked her contentment bubble.