Dorothy

“The more the media peddled fear, the more the people lost the ability to believe in one another. For every new ill that befell them, the media created an explanation, and the explanation always had a face and a name. The people came to fear even their closest neighbors. At the level of the individual, the community, and the nation, people sought signs of others’ ill intentions; and everywhere they looked, they found them, for this is what looking does.”
― Bernard Beckett, Genesis

“We are the facilitators of our own creative evolution.”
― Bill Hicks, comedian and social critic (1961-1994)

“The handkerchief is the universal utensil of the seasoned traveler. It can be a sanitizing device, a seat cover, a dust mask, a garrote, a bandage, a gag, or a white flag. One may feel well-prepared with nothing but a pocket square.”
― Josiah Bancroft, Senlin Ascends

“Only the sweetest of the sweet would bring brownies to the apocalypse.”
― Shelly Crane, Collide