Can the Flood choose to infect, or not to infect?

According to legend, Path Kethona was first visited by Forerunners during our greatest period of exploration, over ten million years ago. Yet there was substantial doubt that voyage had ever happened. Records had long ago vanished. Not even Haruspis, entrusted with studying the Domain, could access those memories.

Explain it to me. God says he loves me but dumps me into a world of pain. You, so full of hate, so ignorant, he leaves alone. Self-righteous bigots he doesn’t even touch. Explain that to me!

But to fight something, you really have to try to understand its motivations – particularly when the something you’re fighting holds most of the cards, the deck is stacked against you, and the whole gambling hall is on fire and filled with thugs.

Odd how food and water and a clean body – and a few moments of rest – lead me into philosophy.

Can’t own a woman, Mike. Wonderful companions, can’t own them.” “I know.

Conservatism is not about tradition and morality, hasn’t been for many decades... It is about the putative biological and spiritual superiority of the wealthy.

It’s out there,” Bitterness says. “Your monster. Mendicant Bias. Can’t you feel it?

I begin to rant. I’m special, I have needs, I have a job to do – once I get my act together. I’m going to be important.

Dogs could mellow a wild boy, or open up a shy one.