Jason

“A slave, Marcus Cato said, should be working when he is not sleeping. It does not matter whether his work is needed or not, he must work, because work in itself is good—for slaves, at least. This sentiment still survives, and it has piled up mountains of useless drudgery.”
― George Orwell, Down and Out in Paris and London

“So that man, the first one, knew what we know now: our hour is short, eternity is long.”
― Ray Bradbury, Something Wicked This Way Comes