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21 " We are Others We serve different powers But in the Twilight there is no difference between the absence of darkness and the absence of light Our struggle is capable of destroying the world We conclude the Great Treaty of truce Each side shall live according to its own laws Each side shall have its own right We limit our rights and our laws We are Others We create the Night Watch So that the forces of Light might monitor the forces of Darkness We are Others We create the Day Watch So that the forces of Darkness might monitor the forces of Light Time will decide for us "
― Sergei Lukyanenko , New Watch (Night Watch #5)
22 " I’m sorry,” I said. I felt unbearably ashamed. “I’m sorry.” “What for?” “For being a blind, self-satisfied ass. For not seeing . . . "
23 " The way people behave depends on the basic moral tests and norms in a society. Naturally, the Khmer Rouge, Al-Qaeda terrorists, respectable middle-class Europeans, and, say, members of the Komosol in the 1930's, would behave quite differently in identical situations. But that wouldn't change the essential point. The ration of altruists and egoists, even among Benedictine monks and members of the Gestapo, is the same. It's just that their altruism and egotism are expressed differently. "