Sandra

“In contrast, humankind ascended to the top so quickly that the ecosystem was not given time to adjust. Moreover, humans themselves failed to adjust. Most top predators of the planet are majestic creatures. Millions of years of dominion have filled them with self-confidence. Sapiens by contrast is more like a banana republic dictator. Having so recently been one of the underdogs of the savannah, we are full of fears and anxieties over our position, which makes us doubly cruel and dangerous. Many historical calamities, from deadly wars to ecological catastrophes, have resulted from this over-hasty jump.”
― Yuval Noah Harari, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

“Fear was like poison to mortals; it killed their rationality.”
― N.K. Jemisin, The Kingdom of Gods

“The opposite of liking is not disliking, after all. The opposite of liking is apathy.”
― N.K. Jemisin, The Kingdom of Gods

“a well-expressed opinion is usually better than a badly expressed fact,”
― Diana Gabaldon, Outlander