In the Name of Absolute Truths/ Romain Gary
. This one is our oldest lord and master. It has been so long since he presided over our destiny. He becomes rich and honored whenever he kills, tortures, and oppresses in the name of absolute truths—religious, political, or moral. Half of humanity licks his boots with tenderness. It amuses him enormously because he knows well that absolute truths do not exist, and they are only a way to reduce us to servitude
The nothings, the nobodies/ Anthony Doerr
“There are two kinds of death,” he says, the clouds of his breath plunging out into the cold. “You can fight like a lion. Or you can go as easy as lifting a hair from a cup of milk. The nothings, the nobodies—they die easy.”
