David Youssef

“It is always tempting to believe that a bad system is the fault of one bad man.”
― Adam Hochschild, King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa

“Furthermore, unlike many other great predators of history, from Genghis Khan to the Spanish conquistadors, King Leopold II never saw a drop of blood spilled in anger. He never set foot in the Congo. There is something very modern about that, too, as there is about the bomber pilot in the stratosphere, above the clouds, who never hears screams or sees shattered homes or torn flesh.”
― Adam Hochschild, King Leopold's Ghost

“I accept that there will be those I cannot protect.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Rhythm of War

“Like a man with diarrhea in a sandpaper factory, sometimes all available options are less than ideal.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Yumi and the Nightmare Painter