Rich

“I didn’t mind getting old when I was young, either,” I said. “It’s the being old now that’s getting to me.”
― John Scalzi, Old Man's War

“So you would have me take the job simply to avoid something worse.”
― John Scalzi, This Hollow Union

“Our hearts go out to these people in need, but surely there are questions to be asked about whether this is the best solution. The border is destabilized. Floods of refugees. Do we have the ability to help them properly? Do we have the right? Maybe we should be considering whether Romulan space is better for Romulans.” You could hear the dog-whistle a klick off, Clancy thought sourly. Nevertheless, these interviews, which gathered pace in the last ten days of her campaign, had propelled Quest into office.”
― Una McCormack, The Last Best Hope

“Civilization has a relatively precarious hold upon us and there is an undoubted attraction in a life of absolute freedom once it has been tasted. The ‘call o’ the wild’ is in the blood of many of us and finds its safety valve in adventure.”
― David Grann, The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon