Patrick Riot > Patrick's Quotes

“You have built a machine that devours itself and calls it progress.”
― Patrick Riot, Devoured by Diversity: A Satire

“I don't know how to be what you need right now without being someone I don't want to be.”
― Patrick Riot, Devoured by Diversity: A Satire

“Do you know what we call your world, in our language? The closest translation would be 'The Buffet.' A place where the food arranges itself on platters and argues about who deserves to be eaten first.”
― Patrick Riot, Devoured by Diversity: A Satire

“If you're feeling unsafe right now, I'd encourage you to sit with that discomfort and examine where it's really coming from—" She was still talking when it took her.”
― Patrick Riot, Devoured by Diversity: A Satire

“His name tag said "Gzxkthymnol" but it was pronounced Gary.”
― Patrick Riot, Devoured by Diversity: A Satire

“The thing about Mia's logic was that it was hard to argue with without sounding like the bad guy. Every objection had a counter. Every concern was a bias to examine. And maybe she was right. Maybe my fear was just conditioning. Maybe I was the problem. Or maybe a mail carrier got eaten on camera and everyone just decided not to talk about it.”
― Patrick Riot, Devoured by Diversity: A Satire

“I was so afraid of being a bad person that I couldn't see what was right in front of me. We all were. We were so busy proving we weren't bigots that we let it happen. Because asking questions was worse than getting eaten.”
― Patrick Riot, Devoured by Diversity: A Satire