Ken Reid

“There is no shame in wanting to be alone yet also wanting the comfort and the strength of your brethren.”
― Matt Dinniman, The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook

“Manipulation isn’t bad, in and of itself,” Jason said. “Look at it this way: if you have the choice between manipulating someone into doing the right thing, or punishing them for doing the wrong thing, which is more moral? Pushing someone onto a better path and to do the right thing done, or having the wrong thing done and hurting the person for doing it? Righteous honesty says to be upright and put the moral decision onto the other person. But what is more important? Feeling righteous or putting a little more good into the world?”
― Shirtaloon, He Who Fights with Monsters

“I thought the UN’s job was to ask people to stop violating human rights, and then get sad when they say no.”
― Shirtaloon, He Who Fights with Monsters: Book Twelve

“When Big Things happen on such a large scale, it’s easy to forget sometimes that these Big Things are also happening to the little things in the world.”
― Matt Dinniman, This Inevitable Ruin