Wei Philipson

“His memory, like the world’s, was getting spotty.”
― John Hersey, Hiroshima

“You say both your sects are Christian, both venerate Jesus the Christ? Isn’t the essence of his teaching “to love one another”?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘Then how can you be enemies?’ ‘Their faith – their version of Christianity is a false interpretation of the Scriptures.’ ‘Ah! At last we’re getting somewhere. So you’re at war through a difference of opinion about what is God or not God?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘That’s a very stupid reason to go to war.’ Blackthorne said, ‘I agree.’ He looked at the priest. ‘I agree with all my heart.”
― James Clavell, Shogun

“Schmendrick smiled then. "I'm no man," he said. "I'm a magician with no magic, and that's no one at all.”
― Peter S. Beagle, The Last Unicorn

“Aurelia was just about to take a sip of a mimosa when Mother Guardian snatched the flute away and promptly downed the drink in one gulp. Burping unashamedly, she said, "We can't have the validity of the marriage contracts jeopardized because the bride got rat-assed on her wedding day.”
― Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame