Furio Cabrini/Stereotypes

"I've heard some stories. I'll tell you this--Twilight it ain't. I'll be perfectly happy if I never encounter one of these... things." "The echoes of tragedy and travesty. As bad off as things can be sometimes, it's interesting that the world isn't flooded with ghosts. That begs the question--where are they all?"

"Fairies? Really? Well... if nothing is impossible--and I know that that is the case--then I suppose, but... really?" "It's like I try to tell the younger folk. Our powers do not belong to us. We have them so that we can save them. Save everyone. In the end, we're only human ourselves."

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"For all their inward focus and frankly bewildering emphasis on pacifism, they have some remarkable understanding about quantum fundamentals. It doesn't matter if they're dressed up in assembler code or a Zen koan--truth is truth." "I am absolutely convinced something called God exists. Even if I have no idea what God is. While the possibility certainly exists that all of this was some great cosmic accident, I choose to believe in something more than that. Who we are and what we do is something special. Maybe even something holy." "Like the Akashics, they have some profound understanding of the way the universe works. Unlike the Akashics, they're more than willing to loosen up and enjoy themselves. I can respect both these things. They throw a hell of a party, too." "I really don't understand why they fear us so much. I'll be the first to agree that what happened to their ancestors was a tragedy. But my magick is just as potent and just as real as their own. The computer is just a tool, same as their crystals and rattles." "It's just as well that they police themselves as heavily as they do. Killing should never become easy. It should scar you and torture you all the days of your life. If it doesn't, then you have no soul worth speaking of. Every Euthanatos I've ever met has a good soul."

"Looking backwards gets us nowhere. The future lies ahead. The Order boasts an impressive resume, but unless they manage to modernize their ways in a big hurry, I'm afraid their performance review is going to be somewhat... lacking. Get with the times, my friends. The Council still requires your leadership." "Hah! Now these fellows I can get behind! Our fellow ex-Technocrats in the Council. Sure, some of them are more whimsical than others. But science is a method, same as any other. What one does with it is what matters. These fellows, with their Utopian ideals, make for excellent allies." "Like the Order of Hermes, they seem to be too caught up in what came before. Like the Dreamspeakers, they seem incensed over injustices centuries old. If they'd just take a look around, they'd see that the perception of old faiths and the place of women in society has changed dramatically. They must as well, for their own sakes." "How can anyone see what we have seen, and can do the things we can do, continue to cling to a posture of complete hopelessness? There is no such thing as a Dark Future. There is only a Dark Now. But if they don't take a good look around and do something, then nothing will ever change."

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"Humans are not sheep who need shepherding. Society is not a garden they may till at their leisure. We can survive without being owned. We are people. Not pets. They cannot control us. They cannot stop us. We are everywhere, and we are not going away." "Technology must be used to assist humankind in reaching its fullest potential. It will never replace us, no matter how advanced it becomes. They are all working under a delusion. More's the pity. They could do so much for the Masses if they would but realize this." "Anyone who would turn life into a weapon is beyond contempt. Not even they can fully understand the ramifications of what they are doing. Evolution must happen on its own. If they try to force it, there's no telling what will become of us." "We're not so different, they and I. But in the end, they use the power of value to make slaves of people, rather than using it to set them free. It's a subtle difference. But it's enough to make us enemies. I know their game. I know the rules. And I will beat them at it at every turn." "Sometimes, I almost wish they had sided with us. There's a part of me that longs for what they accomplish so easily. To see the stars and other worlds. But as long as they remain loyal to the Union, we can't be allies. That saddens me more than I can say."

"I consider myself a rational, patient man. But my patience ends where they and all their filthy kind are concerned. At least the Union claims to have humanity's safety in mind. All the Nephandi do is destroy everything they touch. I cannot and will not allow this." "Dangerous. Too dangerous. That they can make insanity contagious... terrifying. Best avoided at all costs."

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"Heh heh heh... well now. How you doin'?" "I don't understand why they all hate me so much. It's not as if I were born with a silver spoon in my mouth. All that I have, I have worked to obtain. They could have what I have too, if they truly wanted it." "Peace is a noble goal, made all the more significant when championed by those who are born for war. This tribe has much of my respect." "The whole animosity between the Irish and Italians notwithstanding, I find I like the Fianna. They say what they mean, they wear their hearts on their sleeves, and they do nothing halfway. Good folk." "The more they beat their chests and howl for blood and glory, the more I have to wonder what they're really covering up. I sense a lot of guilt coming from this bunch." "What can I say about my own family? Of all the tribes, we are those charged with safeguarding the human race. I may not be a fighter. But I am a warrior, in my own way. I fight for the future of mankind and the preservation of Gaia. I will do all I can to make sure my relations have what they need." "No. Stop. Stop right there. No, sit down and be quiet. No more talk like that where I can hear it, capice? Genocide is not the answer to anything."

"Hmm. Clever. Too clever. But, well... as long as they keep the interests of the Garou Nation ahead of their own, I can deal with them. But the day that that is no longer the case... they'll be worthy adversaries, at least." "I envy them their ability to travel with such ease and freedom, without the Paradox Effect to weigh them down. I only wish I could do the things they can. But sometimes, they worry me. Wolves were never meant to run alone." "So long as they govern the Nation with wisdom and fairness for all--Garou and Kinfolk alike--then I'm content. And when they don't? Well. I got three words for you. Sic. Semper. Tyrannus." "They're a curious bunch. They always make me scratch my head. They're like Akashics, in a way. Always thinking and contemplating. They're nothing like any of the other tribes. They're not bad, certainly, just. Different." "I can never shake the notion that they're delving into things best left untouched. No one can deny they have some impressive knowledge. But what you know colors you, and this tribe's colors run dark. That doesn't seem very healthy to me." "I want to respect the Wendigo. Really I do. But when they get all up in arms for the mere reason that I'm a horrible old white man... all I can do is throw my hands up."