Zoe

“they say that when you get old, as I am, your body slows down. I don’t believe it. No, I think that is quite wrong. I have a theory that you do not slow down at all, but that life slows down for you. You understand me? Everything becomes languid, as it were, and you can notice so much more when things are in slow motion. The things you see! The extraordinary things that happen all around you, that you never even suspected before! It is really a delightful adventure, quite delightful!”
― Gerald Durrell, My Family and Other Animals

“Wherever I land, next time I'll look close, swear to God.”
― Ray Bradbury, I Sing the Body Electric! & Other Stories

“He loved his country very dearly, sir, but he did not serve it, or you. He served the master I serve.'

'The Ekumen?' said Argaven, startled.

'No. Mankind.'

As I spoke I did not know if what I said was true. True in part; an aspect of the truth. It would be no less true to say that Estraven’s acts had risen out of pure personal loyalty, a sense of responsibility and friendship towards one single human being, myself. Nor would that be the whole truth.”
― Ursula K. Le Guin, The Left Hand of Darkness

“Si le diable existe vraiment, il rêve de pureté blanche, il rêve de contrôle et de viol, de cravate et de production, de famille et de patrie. Je ne le laisserai pas dormir.”
― Joanna Foliveli, Humaine