Ashley Yael: Difference between revisions

''"My childhood?  No, I don't mind at all.  My parents separated when I was young.  There was no animosity in this for me, as it was perfectly civilized.  Between Earth and Denobula, I received the best of training from the best of both worlds by the best of parents.  I had a perfectly normal upbringing filled with perfectly normal life trials, was never beaten or bullied or mentally disparaged.  While I had everything I could need, I was neither spoiled nor overly-protected.  Perfectly boring for you to hear, no doubt."''

''"Of what worth is a vow of pacifism when it is made in the protected sphere in which we exist?  We know neither hunger or strife, we don't struggle for our daily needs.  The Federation skirts the borders of chaos that exist so prevalently elsewhere in this vicious universe, but even still, we are protected.  When faced with willful cruelty, what good is my vow?  Did I make it without true perspective?  If I'm faced with harm, why shouldn't I pull the trigger?  Every answer I can think of is selfish."''

''"In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart. I simply can't build up my hopes on a foundation consisting of confusion, misery and death." Anne Frank said this once. In the light of what we have faced, I could not craft better words."''