Mercy

"I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them."

"Without courage we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest."

"People don't have any mercy. They tear you limb from limb, in the name of love."

"The man who murdered his parents, and then pleaded for mercy on the grounds that he was an orphan."

"I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice."

"Suffering is a gift. In it is hidden mercy."

"Of all the ways to lose a person, death is the kindest."

"Pain is a treasure, for it contains mercies."

"Every one of us is, in the cosmic perspective, precious. If a human disagrees with you, let him live. In a hundred billion galaxies, you will not find another."