Never stand in the way of letting God use people’s actions, in order to solve a greater issue in the world.

And you have to be careful with illusionists: sometimes evil deceives us by assuming the simplest form of things.

Do you believe that evil and tragedy are always planned? You don’t think Fortune has anything to do with it?

As you know, human history is full of evil deeds, and maybe we ought to think of them with tears, not fascination.

the greatest evil perpetrated is the evil committed by nobodies, that is, by human beings who refuse to be persons

wherever you find the greatest good, you will find the greatest evil, because evil loves paradise as much as good.

It is not the hand that rocks the cradle that rules the world; it is the woman that holds the keys to the kingdom.

Depths of Friendship...under fathoms deepof dark and bitter coldan eerie oscillationreverberated brash and bold...

Don't ever call me mad, Mycroft. I'm not mad. I'm just ... well, differently moraled, that's all.

When men reject reason, they have no means left for dealing with one another — except brute, physical force.

No evil dooms us hopelessly except the evil we love, and desire to continue in, and make no effort to escape from.

Because evil, my dear child, can be done to anyone and by everyone, but good can only be done to those who need it.

I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.

That was his tactic. Make them want know something they never wanted to know. Lure them into the trap of knowledge.

Rape is not an extraordinary or evil act for an assailant. It is like forcing someone to eat when she is not hungry.