Richelle

“The man was hit in one eye by a stone, and that eye turned inward so that it looked into his mind, and he died of what he saw there”
― Patricia A. McKillip, The Forgotten Beasts of Eld

“A dying culture invariably exhibits personal rudeness. Bad manners. Lack of consideration for others in minor matters. A loss of politeness, of gentle manners, is more significant than is a riot.”
― Robert A. Heinlein, Friday

“The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.”
― Isaac Asimov

“The world was hers for the reading.”
― Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn