Cold and lonely Quote by Katherine Addison
““ 'In our inmost and secret heart, which you ask us to bare to you, we wish to banish them as we were banished, to a cold and lonely house, in the charge of a man who hated us. And we wish them trapped there as we were trapped.' 'You consider that unjust, Serenity?' 'We consider it cruel,' Maia said. 'And we do not think that cruelty is ever just.' ””
About This Quote
The passage expresses a desire to imprison a cruel entity as punishment for its hatred, reflecting on justice and cruelty.
In simple terms: They want to trap a hateful being as retribution, questioning if cruelty can ever be just.
Key Takeaway
Consider the ethics of retributive justice.
Themes
justice
cruelty
retribution
Mood
reflective
serious
Type
literary
philosophical
When to use this quote
- legal systems
- personal vengeance
- storytelling
- conflict resolution
Key Concepts
ethics
philosophy
Questions to Reflect On
- Is cruelty ever a justified punishment?
- How does empathy affect justice?
A Different Perspective
Retribution can perpetuate harm.
