“We must return to the first question of philosophy: "Do we want the truth?" We indict others when they ignore it or twist it to their own agendas. But do we honestly want the truth above all else, even when the truth will cost us, even when we must reverse our stance and run the risk of others' derision? Are we willing to radically change our lives in order to pursue it? Are we willing to change, to let go of lifelong, cherished, character-bound beliefs? Are we willing to pay?” PhilosophyTruthHonestyIntegrity Book:And the Truth Shall Make You Flee Source: And the Truth Shall Make You Flee
“How does evil arise? Where does it come from? We think of malevolent men-— murderers, rapists, tyrants—and somehow believe they are different creatures from us. They are not. All evil men were once innocent babes, once lovable children. Men make choices, some consistently bad. But those who choose the worst kinds of evil were typically guided into it.” EvilFictionFantasyHuman Nature Book:After Life Source: After Life
“There but for the... good choices I've made, genetics, psychological conditioning, and 10K random elements, go I.” DestinyFate Author:Daniel Ionson
“The closer one gets to the speed of light, the slower time travels. The exact thing is true when completing a book.” WritingWriters On WritingAuthorsCompletion Author:Daniel Ionson
“Hell, he now understood, went beyond simple torture. Hell inflicted agony with intermittent reprieves to maintain the hope of peace. Hell was not endless dark, but rare rays of sunlight to keep one’s eyes longing for their bright beauty. Hell forced hours of suffocation beneath the freezing water with times of release to keep one accustomed to the joy of breath, to let needful expectation be repeatedly stabbed by deprivation.” SufferingFictionFantasyHellHorror Book:After Life Source: After Life