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“There is always war,” said Dakkar, coldly. “There will always be war, whilst empires oppress and distort human potential.”
Twenty Trillion Leagues Under the Sea (2014)
“Do not,” Dakkar barked, “juxtapose yourself and myself in any sentence your mouth may form!
Twenty Trillion Leagues Under the Sea (2014)
Nobody can overthrow the fascist dictator by being nicer than him. The reason for this is: by definition everybody is always already nicer than the fascist dictator.
Jack Glass (2012)
The motives that explained human murder bunched, historically, into three groups: material gain; personal grudge and sociopathy.
Jack Glass (2012)
Science isn't structured to recognize hierarchy.
Me•Topia (2006)
Let us not entirely abandon Occam’s Razor! The possible, no matter how unlikely, is always to be preferred to the impossible, however appealing.
Twenty Trillion Leagues Under the Sea (2014)
“The situation on, on earth is complicated.”
“You mean politics?” Dakkar spat the word, with immeasurable contempt.
Twenty Trillion Leagues Under the Sea (2014)
One of the curiosities of anger, of course, is that the more you focus it outward, firing it at the injustices of the world, the more it actually parses your own self-pity and resentment.
Jack Glass (2012)
Democracy has, broadly, shifted from a flat-rate one-person-one-vote model to a corporate, buy-as-many-votes-as-you-like model.
Death is the currency of power.
Jack Glass (2012)
By all means let us consult your needs! So long as they overlap precisely with my needs, I’m sure we can accommodate them.
Jack Glass (2012)
“I avoid all political complications,” said Cloche, with a severe expression. “Of whatever stripe. I only wish that political complications would similarly avoid me, and my work.”
Twenty Trillion Leagues Under the Sea (2014)
Money is not our concern. Our concern is the sea. The sea is not persuaded by bankers’ drafts and stocks of bullion; the sea respects nothing but the grit and willpower of dedicated seamen.
Twenty Trillion Leagues Under the Sea (2014)
Jack considered: there were worse things that could happen than him dying. Of course, there were much better things, too.
Jack Glass (2012)
“You’re just doing that to pass the time,” said Davide, dismissively.
“Just to pass the time,” agreed Jac. “Though I suppose time will pass, in any case, regardless of what I do.”
Jack Glass (2012)
“Do you know what this is?
“The floor, Miss?”
“Dust! I read about it—tiny particles of matter.”
Jack Glass (2012)
She didn’t have to believe the technology existed. She only had to believe that people believed the technology existed. People, being stupid, believed all sorts of things.
Jack Glass (2012)
“Very well. I do not wish to initiate a political discussion. I care only for loyalty.”
“Loyalty,” said Jhutti, “is a political word.”
Twenty Trillion Leagues Under the Sea (2014)
Diana got that seventh-sense intimation that she had touched on an unmentionable matter; although a strangely involuted one whereby the fact that it was unmentionable was itself unmentionable.
Jack Glass (2012)
“I have heard the rumours,” said the captain, directing his attention to the food on his plate.
“Ah, but rumours,” said Lebret easily, “may not be trusted. Appearances, you see, can trump reality.”
Twenty Trillion Leagues Under the Sea (2014)