Lee Thomas Quotes & Sayings

In politics and in war, monsters are defined by which side of a fight a man claims. He is still a man to those who share his beliefs, perhaps even a hero. To those that oppose his philosophy, he is a beast, a creature, one of a thousand unspeakable demons clashing over an ideal. — Lee Thomas

Cruelty is not taught. It is as certain as a compass point. One can be instructed in the specifics of cruelty, like one can be taught to use a spoon, a knife, a fork, but even without these skills a man will still eat. The need is with us. — Lee Thomas

Every human being was a victim of something, whether it was desire, addiction, ignorance, or faith. — Lee Thomas

Over the years I had convinced myself that brutality required motive, but this is a fool's deceit. Cruelty is the motive; religion and politics and resources are simply the cloth man weaves to curtain his desires for violence. — Lee Thomas

Death was bleach and it burned away the stains, leaving nothing but white. — Lee Thomas

They pushed closer. Chest to chest. Belly to belly. Two edges of a wound needing to heal. — Lee Thomas