The Man in the High Castle

by Philip K. Dick

If the Axis had lost the war, we’d be able to say and write anything we wanted, like we used to; we’d be one country and we’d have a fair legal system, the same one for all of us.”

Hmm. As if.

We can travel anywhere we want, even to other planets. And for what? To sit day after day, declining in morale and hope. Falling into an interminable ennui.

No matter where you go, there you are.

And yet, even if one person finds his way . . . that means there is a Way. Even if I personally fail to reach it.

Seek your own path

Sometimes one must try anything, he decided. It is no disgrace. On the contrary, it is a sign of wisdom, of recognizing the situation.

Any action is better than no action.