Somewhither Quotes

“My mom once told me, back when I was a kid, that I would never understand girls unless I understood the fear of being lonely and alone. She said no girl would ever understand boys unless she understood the fear of being dishonored and defeated.”
― John C. Wright, Somewhither

“We call it Albion. It is the English-speaking world. The one where they kill babies in the womb, right?” And here I was hoping we’d be famous for the Moonshot, or democracy, or the Beatles, or something.”
― John C. Wright, Somewhither

“This world is behind enemy lines. Secret powers rule it. But they don’t want to kill us with bombs or knives. They want even worse for us. They want to kill the better part of us, the part that hopes. Illnesses and accidents are weapons in their hands, weapons of despair, meant to turn our thoughts down and down to dark and dismal paths.”
― John C. Wright, Somewhither

“So it is not the danger that creeps people out. It is something else. Something uncanny. An aura of madness. Even with his face hidden, I could see Enmeduranki had it.”
― John C. Wright, Somewhither

“The suffering we bring on ourselves, we can ask to be taken away from us once we repent of it. The suffering sent to instruct us, we can ask for the strength to endure, and the humbleness to be instructed.”
― John C. Wright, Somewhither

“The second kind are invited by bad character, and the problems such a person has then cannot be put right until he puts himself right. It is not something a proud man can do, because proud men see no wrongness in themselves.”
― John C. Wright, Somewhither

“The first kind builds character. You cannot grow without this kind of problem, any more than you can build muscles without exercise.”
― John C. Wright, Somewhither

“The second kind you make yourself. Most people, most of their lives, most of their problems, they simply invite into their lives, sweep out a guestroom for each pain, and give it free lodging and board.”
― John C. Wright, Somewhither

“The first kind of problems are the ones life sends upon you to test you, to make you humble or make you longsuffering, or whatever you may need.”
― John C. Wright, Somewhither

“Son, different rules apply during the End of the World.” I did not know what to say to that.”
― John C. Wright, Somewhither