And in the time it had taken to reflect upon the significance of the moment, the moment was past. That was, after all, the nature of moments. - Charles E. Gannon

Careful now: just the way you rehearsed it. Use as much truth as possible: that’s how you’ll get away with the lies.

Whatever destiny we assign to ourselves also defines our doom. It is there, lurking, waiting, from the instantiation of sentience. It is the antipodal defect of the virtue we call 'foresight.'

Your rabble's one unifying cry will be that there must be retribution. Most will call this 'justice.' A few of the most intemperate will also be the most honest; they will call it 'revenge.'