Galactic

“One believes things because one has been conditioned to believe them.”
― Aldous Huxley, Brave New World

“And it came down to this: In the moment when I truly understand my enemy, understand him well enough to defeat him, then in that very moment I also love him. I think it's impossible to really understand somebody, what they want, what they believe, and not love them the way they love themselves. And then, in the very moment when I love them--"

"You beat them." For a moment she was not afraid of his understanding.

"No, you don't understand. I destroy them. I make it impossible for them to ever hurt me again. I grind them and grind them until they don't exist.”
― Orson Scott Card, Ender’s Game

“To succeed, planning alone is insufficient. One must improvise as well.”
― Isaac Asimov, Foundation

“There’s got to be something wrong with us. To do what we did. ”
― Truman Capote, In Cold Blood