Juan B

“Think of it as plastic memory, this force within you which trends you and your fellows toward tribal forms. This plastic memory seeks to return to its ancient shape, the tribal society. It is all around you—the feudatory, the diocese, the corporation, the platoon, the sports club, the dance troupes, the rebel cell, the planning council, the prayer group . . . each with its master and servants, its host and parasites. And the swarms of alienating devices (including these very words!) tend eventually to be enlisted in the argument for a return to “those better times.” I despair of teaching you other ways. You have square thoughts which resist circles.”
― Frank Herbert, God Emperor of Dune

“The real problem of humanity is the following: We have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions and godlike technology. And it is terrifically dangerous, and it is now approaching a point of crisis overall.”
― Edward O. Wilson

“At the present time, I long only to sleep and to remain silent. I am sick of humanity.”
― Albert Camus, Correspondence

“Staring at danger may not be pleasant – but closing your eyes will not make the danger go away, and with closed eyes you will surely be destroyed by it.”
― Isaac Asimov, Catastrophes!