For over a hundred years now, we’ve been telling ourselves that the pen is mightier than the sword. And although it sometimes it seems that the sword is winning, ideologies and causes and words usually come before the sword. Which is why it’s so important that our words be words of truth and hope and love. The solemn thoughts in the above quote are from In the Shadow of the Banyan by Vaddey Ratner. They're spoken by a father to his young, beloved daughter