Lucius Annaeus Seneca

He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.

He has committed the crime who profits by it.

All cruelty springs from weakness.

U.S. soldiers, with whom I now have more than a passing acquaintance, joke that they track my movements in order to know where they will be deployed next.

By pouring money and goods into devastated regions, foreign aid workers sometimes compound the disruption and debauch the survivors.

Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle.