"you can't negotiate with evil. you must destroy it."

~ richard rahl, in terry goodkind's "naked empire"

"hope is not a strategy."

~ richard rahl, in terry goodkind's "naked empire"

flight #2: manila-jakarta via philippine airlines at 720am. (",)

"one person with a belief is equal to a force of 99 who have only interests."

~ john stuart mill

"revolt is the kind of thing you must be sure of. it's dangerous business. if you are going to join a revolt, you have to be sure enough of what you want to do to be ready to lay down your life for your freedom."

~ richard cypher, in terry goodkind's "faith of the fallen"

"i saw the angel in the marble and carved until i set him free."

~ michelangelo

for the fathers and "fathers" who helped carve us into being, thank you. (",)

saw this printed on a t-shirt: "give in, give up, or give it your all."