Cee Dee

“Without our flaws we would be like a well-oiled machine, and our actions and thoughts could be predicted through simulation, if we only had sufficient processing power. That will never happen. Our flaws are a variable outside the scope of such a calculation, and they drive us to great achievements or to utterly despicable deeds.”
― John Ajvide Lindqvist, Himmelstrand

“When there is emptiness all around us, and everything else has fallen away, it boils down to this and this alone: I have a life and you have a life, however different they may be. The question is: who has the power?”
― John Ajvide Lindqvist, Himmelstrand

“Ambassadors. Trade. Diplomacy. These subjects make me feel that I have fallen into a swamp and am breathing mud. I will go to the mansion and eavesdrop on the servants.”
― Elsa Hart, Jade Dragon Mountain

“It was one of those subjects to which everything that slithers across your brain seems relevant. I find this to be true of most topics.”
― Karen Joy Fowler, We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves