Chris Dietzel > Quotes

“Anything said is gone as soon as it leaves my lips. Things written down at least have a chance to leave a soft echo of what had been.”
― Chris Dietzel, The Man Who Watched the World End

“Maybe that’s why I get frustrated sometimes, because there’s no one to blame for how our lives have turned out. I wouldn’t change any of the things I’ve done, but at the same time I wish things were different than they are. I have no regrets, but there’s also no satisfaction in where I am.”
― Chris Dietzel, The Man Who Watched the World End

“Scared people don’t really mean what they say, they’re just looking for ways to rationalize everything so they have someone or something to blame. They need to have a reason for what’s happening because when they have that they can take comfort in knowing it’s out of their control.”
― Chris Dietzel, The Man Who Watched the World End

“Maybe life is measured by the first time you question your place in the world and by the final answer you come up with.”
― Chris Dietzel, The Hauntings of Playing God

“Time is denial's mortal enemy and is always victorious against it.”
― Chris Dietzel, The Hauntings of Playing God

“A government that trusts its people is powerful only if the people also trust their government. A government that does not trust its people is only powerful if it knows exactly what everyone is doing at all times.”
― Chris Dietzel, The Theta Timeline

“How do you tell someone that an animal is more important to you than the people in your neighborhood”
― Chris Dietzel, The Last Astronaut

“There was no better way to feel powerful than to make others feel powerless.”
― Chris Dietzel, The Theta Timeline

“You can’t appreciate the world you live in and know if it’s better or worse than previous generations unless you know your history.”
― Chris Dietzel, The Theta Timeline

“At least in a casino, depending on the game, people have a slightly less than fifty percent chance of winning. In the long run, the house always wins, but a gambler can get lucky every once in a while. In the Tyranny’s elections, both options play for the house. If someone outside of Party A or B tries to run for office, it becomes the house’s mission to make sure everyone knows that only A and B are viable candidates. After being told this a hundred times, people believe it. After being told anything a hundred times, people will believe anything.”
― Chris Dietzel, The Theta Timeline

“Why couldn't he see the tragedy of what was unfolding? Was it because it was too painful, or was it because holding onto hope and dying was better than living if it meant you were forced to see the world for what it was?”
― Chris Dietzel, A Different Alchemy

“The end is imminent, I know that, but the power of mankind has always been in overlooking the finality of things and holding onto optimism even when doing so seems foolish.”
― Chris Dietzel, The Man Who Watched the World End

“The bat I had with me would do little good against a pack of feral house cats, let alone a pack of Dalmatians or Labradors.”
― Chris Dietzel, The Man Who Watched the World End

“You will find, as you get older, that the key to being happy is being able to turn those bad memories into treasured ones. I used to cringe at the thought of you being angry with us. Now, you couldn't give me all the gold in the world to take that memory away, because it reminds me of the type of person you were and still are.”
― Chris Dietzel, A Different Alchemy

“NASA was one of the first government agencies to shut down after the Great De-evolution began.”
― Chris Dietzel, The Last Astronaut

“There always had to be a survivor. Maybe this simply spoke to the optimism of the men writing those screenplays; even with an uncomfortable sci fi plot they had to subconsciously comfort themselves by thinking that at least a hundred people would survive.
Someone has to survive”
― Chris Dietzel, The Man Who Watched the World End

“It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that you can only tinker with the natural order of things for so long before nature gets the last laugh.”
― Chris Dietzel, The Man Who Watched the World End

“the power of mankind has always been in overlooking the finality of things and holding onto optimism even when doing so seems foolish.”
― Chris Dietzel, The Man Who Watched the World End

“Everyone wants something miraculous to have faith in.”
― Chris Dietzel, The Hauntings of Playing God

“She has no idea what she really believes.”
― Chris Dietzel, The Hauntings of Playing God

“It’s amazing how much one person can stand if there are only small changes from one day to the next.”
― Chris Dietzel, The Man Who Watched the World End

“The way you remember things is much more important than how they actually end up.”
― Chris Dietzel, The Hauntings of Playing God

“Life was fragile everywhere, but most of all in space.”
― Chris Dietzel, The Space Lore Boxed Set: Space Lore Volumes 1-3

“We are all time’s subjects,”
― Chris Dietzel, The Space Lore Boxed Set: Space Lore Volumes 1-3

“After that, they all agree that you become accustomed to it; killing becomes easier each time you do it.”
― Chris Dietzel, The Hauntings of Playing God

“people had become a forgotten commodity.”
― Chris Dietzel, The Man Who Watched the World End

“Maybe her mother was right: maybe asking all of these “why” and “how” questions is keeping her alive.”
― Chris Dietzel, The Hauntings of Playing God

“Is life measured by the amount of times you feel in control of your future and the amount of times you feel powerless?”
― Chris Dietzel, The Hauntings of Playing God

“holding onto hope and dying was better than living if it meant you were forced to see the world for what it was?”
― Chris Dietzel, A Different Alchemy: a quiet and introspective tale of the apocalypse

“The horizon, where the sun was setting, looked like purple fruit drenched in blood.”
― Chris Dietzel, The Space Lore Boxed Set: Space Lore Volumes 1-3