Adolfo Sankowski

“The concept and subsequent development of these JEN2 successors to the old machines, was a story in its own right. It was also one marred with frustration, hidden agendas and ultimately punctuated with a sad human tragedy.”
― A.R. Merrydew, The Girl with the Porcelain Lips

“I wonder what it's like to be dead.”
― Sebastian Faulks, Engleby

“Because we all share an identical need for love, it is possible to feel that anybody we meet, in whatever circumstances, is a brother or sister. No matter how new the face or how different the dress and behavior, there is no significant division between us and other people. It is foolish to dwell on external differences, because our basic natures are the same.”
― Dalai Lama XIV, Tenzin Gyatso, In My Own Words: An Introduction to My Teachings and Philosophy

“You can hurt me if you like," I whispered, closing my eyes, thinking that he might slap me hard, drive his fist into my stomach, break my nose.
"Why would you want that?" he asked, his tone betraying an innocence that believed his beauty.
"So I'll know that I'm alive.”
― John Boyne, All the Broken Places