Eminent Domain Quotes

“I believe the term is ‘eminent domain.’
Ah, yes. That means ‘theft by the government,”
― Terry Pratchett, Thud!

“Oh don't torture my heart! I'll die of sadness in one week there. Living among strangers! How can you transplant an old tree?”
― Valentin Rasputin, Farewell to Matyora

“Let them drown me, if that's what they want. Let them. You die once. What's there to be afraid of?”
― Valentin Rasputin, Farewell to Matyora

“Everything that just recently had seemed eternal and solid as rock was so quickly turned into rack and ruin you just wanted to shut your eyes and forget.”
― Valentin Rasputin, Farewell to Matyora