Tom Kiefer

“A student like you, who can absorb what he is told but also think beyond it, is capable of anything.”
― M.L. Wang, The Sword of Kaigen

“The key-word here is blackwhite. Like so many Newspeak words, this word has two mutually contradictory meanings. Applied to an opponent, it means the habit of impudently claiming that black is white, in contradiction of the plain facts. Applied to a Party member, it means a loyal willingness to say that black is white when Party discipline demands this. But it means also the ability to believe that black is white, and more, to know that black is white, and to forget that one has ever believed the contrary. This demands a continuous alteration of the past, made possible by the system of thought which really embraces all the rest, and which is known in Newspeak as doublethink.”
― George Orwell, 1984

“The real you is not your initial reaction. The real you is your response that comes after your reaction. The real you is the one who can weave out of the grasp of the past and produce an authentic response that is based in the present.”
― Yung Pueblo, Lighter: Let Go of the Past, Connect with the Present, and Expand the Future

“I want you to tell me how you feel even when it's going to upset me to know. I want the whole and honest truth of you. I want the best side of you and the worst—and yes, I know the latter side is exceptionally bad.”
― E.L. Lyons, Starlight Jewel