Robb M.

“The President in particular is very much a figurehead — he wields no real power whatsoever. He is apparently chosen by the government, but the qualities he is required to display are not those of leadership but those of finely judged outrage. For this reason the President is always a controversial choice, always an infuriating but fascinating character. His job is not to wield power but to draw attention away from it. On those criteria Zaphod Beeblebrox is one of the most successful Presidents the Galaxy has ever had — he has already spent two of his ten presidential years in prison for fraud.”
― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

“Trust. It was a word that only liars used. A word the truthful had no need of.”
― Joe Abercrombie, Last Argument of Kings

“Strange how we unconsciously steer ourselves into new spectacular mistakes while trying to avoid repeating our past failures.”
― Kevin Hearne, A Plague of Giants

“you should laugh every moment you live, for you’ll find it decidedly difficult afterwards.”
― Joe Abercrombie, Best Served Cold