Meritropolis Quotes

“He couldn’t change the past, and he couldn’t control the future. But he would beat the present into submission.”
― Joel Ohman, Meritropolis

“The question everyone debated while we were underground was always something like, “What does it say about the System if it sanctions the killing of innocent life?” but I think the real question is, “What does it say about us, if we see it and do nothing?”
― Joel Ohman, Meritropolis

“Funny how little things ignite the fuse and end up burning the fastest.”
― Joel Ohman, Meritropolis

“If there is no God, then everything is permitted. But, if there is a God, and He created us all, then everyone matters: Low”
― Joel Ohman, Meritropolis

“Above all else, Abigail was a survivor; she was no helpless princess waiting around to be saved by the hero of the story: she made her own way in life. If there was a hero in her story, it was up to her to be that hero for herself.”
― Joel Ohman, Meritropolis

“If you wanted to solve a problem, then you had to act decisively; you couldn’t second-guess”
― Joel Ohman, Meritropolis

“Of course, the truly fearless don’t need to tattoo the word “brave” on their anatomy.”
― Joel Ohman, Meritropolis

“Alec had been so fun to be around, always smiling joyously at even the smallest thing, regardless of what happened around him. That was the worst part: he had gone away with the blue-coated guards happily, the sunny smile still on his face, as the guards’ rough hands grabbed and pulled, taking him out and up to the gates, where the guards had held him until Alec had been zeroed at a gate ceremony that night—all while little Charley had been forced to remain in the underground dorms—bedtime as usual.”
― Joel Ohman, Meritropolis

“Of course, being zeroed was just a euphemism for being killed,”
― Joel Ohman, Meritropolis

“When someone had to be placed outside the gates, or “zeroed”—a sickly child with little chance of a productive future or an elderly citizen no longer contributing to society—it was the System that could be pointed to as the responsible party.”
― Joel Ohman, Meritropolis

“He had been so close to actually attacking Officer Red Caterpillar Eyebrows this time.”
― Joel Ohman, Meritropolis

“They would pay, and pay dearly. It would be for the best.”
― Joel Ohman, Meritropolis