It was the oldest of tricks, to sow dissension between groups that had common interests. Good for deflecting attention from greater mischief, too. - N. K. Jemisin

Honor in safety, survival under threat. Necessity is the only law.

My job is to help the world..That is what an artist's job is—to the degree that we can. That is nothing more than holding up a mirror and saying, 'You're beautiful, baby.' Or holding up a mirror and saying, 'Look at the shit that you're doing to yourself. Maybe you should stop.' It is an artist's job to speak truth to power.

Well, isn't that what fathers do? He had no idea what fathers did. Love you, even if you don't love them? Miss you when you go away?