Overreach Quotes

“All the people living here, including the feral children, were right now unverifiables. One person here had been unverified for saying out loud that a war was a war when it wasn’t permitted to call it a war. Another had found herself declared unverifiable for writing online that the killing of many people by another people was a genocide. Another had been unverified for defaming the oil conglomerates by saying they were directly responsible for climate catastrophe. Another had been unverified for speaking at a protest about people’s right to protest.”
― Ali Smith, Gliff

“Tell me your list of questions.

Colon scrolled his watch.

Your date of birth your place of birth your ethnicity your gender your sexuality your religion your postcode your latest blood test figures your education level the education level of your parents the current and historic job status and income level of your parents the homeowner status of your parents the details about your parents regarding their employment or self employment. And any disabilities. What you think is the single most important issue facing us in this country today and anything else issue wise facing us today and whether you think immigration is a very big problem and whether you prefer dogs or cats and what you think is a general threat as concerns defence and foreign affairs and homegrown terrorism and which toothpaste you use and why. And whether you agree with most people that re-education is a good policy in the treatment of unverifiables. And whether you consider yourself a person who has ideas, and who you'll probably vote for if you're eligible to vote at the next three elections. And whether you think climate change is real and what your favourite colour is and whether you think homegrown environmental protest terrorists should be exiled along with illegal immigrants and do you prefer to shop online or offline. And which social media platforms do you use and what for and which platforms do you like most and least and which do you trust most and least. And depending on which product we're featuring, this week it's Patchay painkillers, there's a separate list of questions about them I'll ask when we get to them that also covers the full range of Requiescat health products. And finally. What your favourite number is and which number it's best to reach you at.

[Pause.]

And you have to answer truthfully, he said. Or they'll know.”
― Ali Smith, Gliff