“...use of the soul in Buffy: a personal or cultural belief which is blind to all else, which refuses to acknowledge gray area and insists on its own infallibility, as we've seen in our own history, is dangerous and detrimental.” — Jim Ford Copy Share Image
“He [Spike] has already demonstrated a capacity to love, already demonstrated a capacity to be selfless, and, possibly most importantly, has demonstrated that he… — Jim Ford Copy Share Image
“We all search for our meaning, and if we do not find meaning in who we are or what we do, we often search… — Jim Ford Copy Share Image
“...use of the soul in Buffy: a personal or cultural belief which is blind to all else, which refuses to acknowledge gray area and… — Jim Ford Copy Share Image
“...the presence of this thing called a soul, and only this thing called a soul, makes a being in the Buffyverse capable of choosing… — Jim Ford Copy Share Image
“My question is, how and why would a being who has no soul, and no conscience, and no ability to judge between morality and… — Jim Ford Copy Share Image
“Redemption becomes possible when we strive to find selflessness, conscience, and a capacity to love within ourselves where before there was none.” — Jim Ford Copy Share Image
“One wonders if Spike would ever have achieved true decency or validity in their [Scooby Gang] eyes, no matter what he did, as long… — Jim Ford Copy Share Image
“Entertaining for a moment that it is purepsychology, the that "soul" is a concept in the imagination and nothing more, what can we determine?… — Jim Ford Copy Share Image
“The Wizard, being a wise man, knows there is no such thing as a "heart," a "brain," or "courage" that could be bestowed and… — Jim Ford Copy Share Image
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![“My question is, how and why would a being who has no soul, and no conscience, and no ability to judge between morality and immorality, suddenly become capable of perceiving it [Spike's attempted rap of Buffy] as a "wrong" which needs to be "righted"?” quote by Jim Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2f7/jim-ford-45159_character_my-question-is-how-and-why-would-a-being_2320774.jpg)
![“One wonders if Spike would ever have achieved true decency or validity in their [Scooby Gang] eyes, no matter what he did, as long as he was missing the thing which they believed makes a being valid, worthy, moral, and redeemable- a soul.” quote by Jim Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f92/jim-ford-45159_quote_one-wonders-if-spike-would-ever-have-ach_2925944.jpg)
