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“Rin was so tired of having to prove her humanity.”
― The Dragon Republic
― The Dragon Republic
“But early in the twenty-first century it became clear that the planet was incapable of sustaining everyone alive at Western levels, and at that point the richest pulled away into their fortress mansions, bought the governments or disabled them from action against them, and bolted their doors to wait it out until some poorly theorized better time, which really came down to just the remainder of their lives, and perhaps the lives of their children if they were feeling optimistic— beyond that, après moi le déluge.”
― The Ministry for the Future
― The Ministry for the Future
“Supernatural is a word for anything that doesn't fit your present understanding of the world.”
― The Poppy War
― The Poppy War
“So, is there energy enough for all? Yes. Is there food enough for all? Yes. Is there housing enough for all? There could be, there is no real problem there. Same for clothing. Is there health care enough for all? Not yet, but there could be; it’s a matter of training people and making small technological objects, there is no planetary constraint on that one. Same with education. So all the necessities for a good life are abundant enough that everyone alive could have them. Food, water, shelter, clothing, health care, education”
― The Ministry for the Future
― The Ministry for the Future
“Their position seems to be that if they’re going to die then the world must die with them. This is clearly a manifestation of narcissism, and has been named the Götterdämmerung Syndrome.”
― The Ministry for the Future
― The Ministry for the Future
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