AoC

“Pity always was a luxury. It’s all right if the tragedy’s a comfortable distance away – if you can watch it from a seat in the cinema. It’s different when you find it on your doorstep – on every doorstep.”
― John Christopher, The Death of Grass

“No, but you see what I mean: you should be able to renew your youth in the generation that follows yours. In your thirties, your sons keep you nimble and laughing. In your forties, they keep you worried and attached to the world. In your fifties, you may have grandchildren to play with. You can live till your grandchildren come along to see your creaking smiles and your card tricks… They replenish you. If everyone's cut off from all that — who's to wonder if time goes wrong, or if poor old Charley gets some crazy idea about seeing gnomes?”
― Brian W. Aldiss, Greybeard

“Humanity has been accidentally causing global warming for a century. Let’s see what we can do when we really set our minds to it.”
― Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary

“Each smiled and nodded courteously, and each knew the other lied.”
― Robert E. Howard, Bran Mak Morn: The Last King