The future seemed not just dangerous, not just bleak; it seemed incomp — Greg Bear

"The slogan of those who advocated therapy was, “A sane society is a polite society.”"

"Around her gulps of water, she repeated her prayer, until the monotony and futility silenced her."

"I remembered being so amazed by his stories from when my parents subscribed to OMNI magazine."

"There is nothing finer in the world than the telling of tales. Split atoms if you wish, but splitting an infinitive—and getting away with it—is far nobler. Lance boils if you wish, but pricking pretensions is often cleaner and always more fun."

"She saw that in all wars, the first stage was to dehumanize the enemy, reduce the enemy to a lower level so that he might be killed without compunction. When the enemy was not human to begin with, the task was easier."

"Apocalypse could not be repealed by the democratic process."