Thomas

“This is democracy,” she says. “It is strange. And it is messy. It’s not about getting it right. It’s about trying to get it right. Yes, it’s a bit chaotic. Certainly we will get some things wrong. The Empire? They cared nothing for democracy. They valued order above everything else. They wanted to be right so badly that anybody who even hinted at getting it wrong or doing it differently was branded the enemy and thrown in a dark prison somewhere. They destroyed other voices so that only their own remained. That is not us. We will not always get it right. We will never have it perfect.”
― Chuck Wendig, Aftermath

“It seemed someone had turned the trouble up to eleven.”
― Adrian Tchaikovsky, Shards of Earth

“Politicians should read science fiction, not westerns and detective stories.”
― Arthur C. Clarke

“Acting without knowing takes you right off the cliff.”
― Ray Bradbury, Something Wicked This Way Comes