💬 Quotes

"Science should be a cold, clear light, unaffected by any hope or fear of the observer, yet here we are, quivering like children in the dark."

"It is the smallness of man that strikes me most. We bulk so large in our own mirrors, and yet a drift of poisoned gas from the depths of space can extinguish us utterly in an hour."

"If you wish to view the true nature of your species, watch how they behave when they believe the end has come. The veneer is terribly thin."

"We have been granted a second chance, a fresh start upon a cleansed earth. It remains to be seen whether we have learned anything from the clearance."

"History is written by the survivors, but it is felt by those who were left behind in the smoke of the burning cities."

"We look for monsters to explain the catastrophes of our age, only to find that the machinery of destruction is operated by ordinary hands."

"Memory is a treacherous thing; it softens the sharp edges of grief until we mistake the scar for a thing of beauty."

"The shadow of an empire does not vanish when the banners are hauled down; it lengthens, stretching across generations."

"In the face of overwhelming forces, the individual choice seems absurdly small, yet it is the only terrain on which freedom can be defended."

"Dieu a fait les hommes égaux par le cœur; seuls les rois et le fer ont fait la différence."

"Le masque de fer ne cache pas seulement un visage, il cache un crime de l'État qui redoute la lumière du soleil."

"Fate is a funny thing. It’s a tapestry woven with threads of choice and consequence, and we are the ones holding the needles."

"The darkness doesn't just hide things, Poppy. It reveals them."

"I’ve spent my entire life being told who I am, what I want, and what I should feel. For the first time, I want to decide for myself."

"There are some secrets that, once shared, change the very foundation of the world you thought you knew."

"It’s enough for me to be sure that you and I exist at this moment."

"The secret of a good old age is simply an honorable pact with solitude."

"He really had been through death, but he had come back because he could not bear the solitude."

"Time was not passing... but that it was turning in a circle."

"A person doesn't die when he should but when he can."