Howard

“Just for a moment, for the greater good, cease to believe that this particular group of people, from whose experience we are already so safely distanced, are human.”
― Omar El Akkad, One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This

“All the assembled kitchen appliances burst into binary laughter, which sounded suspiciously like dial-up modems gargling syrup.”
― Christian Kallias, The Quantum Fugitive: A Standalone Sci-Fi Adventure

“Well, we had a hypothesis—if we changed his environment, might such a human being change? Oh, how should I put this… From our perspective, that sort of human just seems doomed on a spiritual level. But you see… Don’t ya wanna believe in the power of possibility? Don’t ya wanna see if he can overturn our expectations?”
― Mamecyoro, The Princess of Convenient Plot Devices, (Light Novel) Vol. 2

“But this is centrism. This is the high-minded middle ground. The only serious, nuanced position, in such circles, is to plant oneself firmly halfway between what is assumed to be the standard left and standard right.”
― Omar El Akkad, One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This