Eternity

“Acknowledged,” Varrin said. “All forms of hilarity and lightheartedness have now been suppressed. Continue your assault preparations, Captain Rodent.”
― Michelle Proulx, Imminent Danger: And How to Fly Straight into It

“Evil can kill you, break your body, and sometimes it can even break your mind, but only you can break your spirit.”
― Larry Correia, Monster Hunter Legion

“The essence of oligarchical rule is not father-to-son inheritance, but the persistence of a certain world-view and a certain way of life, imposed by the dead upon the living.”
― George Orwell, Animal Farm and 1984

“The policeman is the most important social worker we have. Often it is far better to settle an argument or disperse a crowd and move on than to make an arrest.”
― Robert Daley, Target Blue