Ross Cardillo

“It sounds like they’re saying passive life is good, he thought. But there is no such thing as passive life. That’s a contradiction.”
― Philip K. Dick, A Scanner Darkly

“The stupid, smug whims of one unworthy man had left fingerprints on history that weren’t likely to be erased.”
― F.C. Yee, Avatar: The Rise of Kyoshi

“The illusion that the self is separate from the rest of the world is the driving factor that limits our potential. Once you realize there's nothing special about the self, it becomes easier to manipulate.”
― F.C. Yee, The Rise of Kyoshi

“They’re all the same, Kyoshi thought. Every single one. Whether they clothe themselves in business or brotherhood or a higher calling only they can see, it doesn't matter. They’re one and the same. They look at themselves like forces of nature, as inevitable ends, but they’re not. Their depth is as false as the shoals at low tide. They twist the meaning of justice to absolve themselves of conscience. They’re humans like us, made of skin and guts and pain. They need to be reminded of that fact.”
― F.C. Yee, The Rise of Kyoshi