HardLight

“Everything starts somewhere, although many physicists disagree.
But people have always been dimly aware of the problem with the start of things. They wonder aloud how the snowplow driver gets to work, or how the makers of dictionaries look up the spellings of the words. Yet there is the constant desire to find some point in the twisting, knitting, unraveling nets of space-time on which a metaphorical finger can be put to indicate here, here is the point where it all began...”
― Terry Pratchett, Hogfather

“The toughest thing is to love somebody who has done something mean to you–especially when that somebody is yourself. Look inside yourself and find that loving part of you. Take good care of that part because it helps you love your neighbor.”
― Fred Rogers, Life's Journeys According to Mister Rogers: Things to Remember Along the Way

“The first duty of every Starfleet officer is to the truth, whether it's scientific truth or historical truth or personal truth! It is the guiding principle on which Starfleet is based! If you can't find it within yourself to stand up and tell the truth about what happened, you don't deserve to wear that uniform!”
― Ronald D. Moore and Naren Shankar

“Harry" Bob muttered at me, "Stop trying to piss it off!”
― Jim Butcher, Cold Days