Mark Shurville

“The galaxy is full of creatures that are nothing like us at all. We can try to understand them, and we should. But even if we accept that they’re doing what comes naturally, one is not beholden to comply when the sarlacc asks for dinner.”
― John Jackson Miller, Kenobi

“The new aristocracy was made up for the most part of bureaucrats, scientists, technicians, trade-union organizers, publicity experts, sociologists, teachers, journalists, and professional politicians.”
― George Orwell, 1984

“People tended to avoid the humiliation of failure by joining the obviously winning side even against their own opinions.”
― Isaac Asimov, Forward the Foundation

“Why do I get the feeling, interjected Cheops, that shit and fan are moving into conjunction, and that we might be in the way?”
― Neal Asher, The Technician