Genocide of Mankind Quotes

“You are a fool,” Navinad said before realizing exactly who he was talking to, but it was too late to stop. “You are getting caught up in the same self-delusions that destroy people. You stereotype, you label, you divide. You think all the SOG thinks the same, different, unlike you. It is easy to label, to judge a people instead of individuals. You hide behind your confirmation bias, behind your broad judgments. You need to hate and despise others to justify your ego. You are a fool. A typical politician who prefers to divide and classify people because they are easier to control and manipulate as divided groups. You will be the death of the Jewish people.”
― William S. Frisbee Jr., Genocide of Mankind

“Clara’s intent was either victory or defeat.”
― William S. Frisbee Jr., Genocide of Mankind

“How can you explain the color purple to a blind man?” Navinad asked. “What?” “How do you explain God to a mortal?” Navinad continued. “We don’t have the ability to understand. You make assumptions, you expect to understand him, but we don’t see everything. We don’t have the senses. Us understanding God is like a monkey understanding quantum physics. So much knowledge is based on other pieces of knowledge, and we lack the ability to understand basic concepts much less explain them.”
― William S. Frisbee, Jr., Genocide of Mankind

“saying Eagle handled like a brick would be an understatement. It wasn’t aerodynamic, and inside a gravity well, it could only rely on its gravity control systems, which would be fighting against the planetary gravity like two individuals going through a rough divorce.”
― William S. Frisbee, Jr., Genocide of Mankind

“That’s my hundredth drop in an assault pod,” Vili said. “Hundred and twenty for me,” Niels said. “You’re still so young and innocent.” “For sure,” Vili said. “To think, in twenty more drops I can be a salty old sea horse smelling of old leather like you. I quiver with anticipation.”
― William S. Frisbee, Jr., Genocide of Mankind

“No, it isn’t. The humans are dead, dead, deadsky. They are being used as meat puppets by an alien intelligence. Any trace of humanity is gone. They lack language skills, eyes, and any form of self-preservation or musical appreciation.”
― William S. Frisbee, Jr., Genocide of Mankind

“If you get hurt or die, I’m demoting you back to private,” Mathison said, not answering the question.”
― William S. Frisbee, Jr., Genocide of Mankind

“Jotunn.”
― William S. Frisbee, Jr., Genocide of Mankind

“They aren’t the main characters, Gunny. Those are other people.” “To other people, you are other people.”
― William S. Frisbee, Jr., Genocide of Mankind

“I would rather die shooting at the enemy than have my head bashed in by some philistine who can’t walk straight.”
― William S. Frisbee, Jr., Genocide of Mankind

“Damn, Gunny, I must be the longest serving private in history.” “It’s deserved,” Mathison said.”
― William S. Frisbee, Jr., Genocide of Mankind

“The only hope the surviving Guards had was that someone would detect the pulses and come to investigate. Hui didn’t like hope. You couldn’t rely on hope. It was a subtle poison that gave you something to live for before crushing your soul with despair. There was no scientific basis for hope. Someone”
― William S. Frisbee, Jr., Genocide of Mankind