“If I had the opportunity, I would make the proposal that no man should be killed except by somebody who knows him well enough for the act to have impact. No death should be like nose blowing. Death is important enough that it should affect the person who causes it.” IfsKnowsMenShouldWellsPersonsImportantEnoughOpportunityCausesImpactNosesProposal Book:Rite of passage Source: Rite of passage
“There is a lesson that I learned at twelve - the world does not end at the edge of a quad. There are people outside. The world does not end on the Fourth Level. There are people elsewhere. It took me two years to learn to apply the lesson - that neither does the world end with the Ship. If you want to accept life, you have to accept the whole bloody universe. The universe is filled with people, and there is not a single solitary spear carrier among them.” PeopleIfsWorldWantYearsDoeTwoEndsWholeUniverseLevelsAcceptingLessonsFilledEdgesShipsTwo YearsTwelveElsewhereFourthSolitaryBloodySpearsCarrierQuads Book:Rite of passage Source: Rite of passage
“It appears that the ground of being which underlies and sustains us despite our various inadequate and conflicting stories must be extremely tolerant, generous, and forgiving. All things considered, it wouldn't hurt if we were, too.” IfsStoriesHurtAll ThingsForgivingVariousDespiteGenerousInadequate Author:Alexei Panshin
