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Quotes from Moving Mars — Greg Bear

1951–2022 United States

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My level of skepticism rose enormously; I’ve always bristled when people ask for, much less demand, trust.

Moving Mars (1993)

With a little ceremony, and not much in the way of clothing left to remove, we celebrated still being alive.

Moving Mars (1993)

The slogan of those who advocated therapy was, “A sane society is a polite society.”

Moving Mars (1993)

The future seemed not just dangerous, not just bleak; it seemed incomprehensible.

Moving Mars (1993)

“Nobody’s ever satisfied with what they have?”
“Not in human experience; not at the level of governments, nations, or planets.”

Moving Mars (1993)

Why does our sense of individuality prevent us from correcting our weaknesses?

Moving Mars (1993)

Equal in law is not equal in nature.

Moving Mars (1993)

All states resort to force in the end.

Moving Mars (1993)

That was the myth and I admit I found it attractive. I still do. It’s been said that a romantic is someone who never accepts the evidence of her eyes and ears.

Moving Mars (1993)

Populists believed the people should dictate their needs to any individual who rose above the herd, and bring them low again—except of course for the leaders of whatever populist government took power, who, as political messiahs, would earn specific privileges themselves.

Moving Mars (1993)

The Republic, despite the best efforts of the surviving government, was quickly being replaced by something worse than anarchy—passionate mob rule, directed by untutored but skilled opportunists.

Moving Mars (1993)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Greg Bear (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.