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“The day that man discovered the tools to kill another human being, he also brought into being a weapon that could boomerang upon him at any time. The sophisticated weaponry that is, in great secrecy, being produced all over the world today, might one day serve to destroy the entire human race. Like the demon who sprung into being from Brahma’s imagination, like Frankenstein’s monster, it won’t even spare its creators. Don’t you think so?”
― Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, Picture Imperfect: and other Byomkesh Bakshi Mysteries

“...if a human knows shame then he knows boundaries, and if he knows boundaries then he's reliable.”
― priest, 镇魂

“Young man, there are two cringe-worthy phrases in one’s life that must be said, no matter what.”

“Which two?”

“‘Thank you’, and 'I’m sorry’.”

“What can anybody do to me if I don’t say them?”

“Someday, you’ll say those words in tears.”
― Mo Xiang Tong Xiu, 魔道祖师 [Mó Dào Zǔ Shī]

“No, please. It's – you're allowed to hurt. It's not a contest.”
― C.G. Drews, The Boy Who Steals Houses