Pamela

“Family and friends become oppressors the moment they teach you that loyalty is more important than what is done to people outside your social circle. What they are really saying is this: Save yourself because God is more interested in an intact family or social circle that looks righteous, rather than you being a person of integrity that has compassion for others. It is this absurdity that teaches the wrong version of God and creates the next generation of "me" centered individuals.”
― Shannon L. Alder

“Good men don't become legends," he said quietly.
"Good men don't need to become legends." She opened her eyes, looking up at him. "They just do what's right anyway.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Well of Ascension

“What people can get you or do for you will never replace a person that will influence you to be a better person.”
― Shannon L. Alder

“Most people are clever because they don't know how to be honest." William Gaddis, The Recognitions.”
― William Gaddis, The Recognitions