Words themselves are ephemeral and harmless. The intent behind the words, however, is very far from harmless. I could read from a book that says you will burn in hell and I would merely be quoting. That I'm of the opinion that you deserve such treatment reveals that you are less than nothing to me and in my mind I could crush you underfoot without hesitation. Between the words and my state of mind, I know which I'd find the more dangerous.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
