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“This was what most people wanted: to be close to but not part of. They didn't want the fearful unknown of a 'pristine wilderness.' They didn't want a soulless artificial life, either.”
― Jeff VanderMeer, Authority

“The effect of this cannot be understood without being there. The beauty of it cannot be understood, either, and when you see beauty in desolation it changes something inside you. Desolation tries to colonize you.”
― Jeff VanderMeer, Annihilation

“An exaltation of spirit lifted me, as it were, far above the earth and the sinful creatures crawling on its surface; and I deemed myself as an eagle among the children of men, soaring on high, and looking down with pity and contempt on the grovelling creatures below.”
― James Hogg

“Quasi nessuno scopre mai che le sue azioni feriscono davvero gli altri. La gente non migliora, diventa solo più furba. Quando diventi più furbo, non smetti di strappare le ali alle mosche, cerchi solo di trovare dei motivi migliori per farlo.”
― Stephen King, Carrie