"Knowledge is power, power is energy, energy is matter, matter is mass, and mass changes time and space." - I Shall Wear Midnight, Terry Pratchett
Orwell quote #2
War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength. - 1984, George Orwell
A quote about error
Men must fumbleA errawhile with error to separate it from truth, I think- as long as they don't seize the error hungrily because it has a pleasanter taste. - A Canticle for Leibowitz, Walter M Miller Jr.
Dr. Vannevar Morgan’s thoughts on reality
But there was no substitute for reality; one should beware of imitations. - The Fountains of Paradise, Arthur C. Clarke
Adam on people
I don't see what's so triffic about creating people as people and then gettin' upset 'cos they act like people. - Good Omens, Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
Orwell quote #1
In general, the greater the understanding, the greater the delusion; the more intelligent, the less sane. - 1984, George Orwell
The Nac Mac Feegles on pretty much anything
Crivens! - The Wee Free Men, Terry Pratchett
Sun-Tzu on prolonged warfare
There is no instance of a nation benefiting from prolonged warfare. - The Art of War, Sun-Tzu
Hoggo on the sinful and Dante’s travels
These dwell among the blackest souls, loaded down deep by sins of differing types. If you sink far enough, you'll see them all. - Inferno, Dante Alighieri
Tilarek on loud speakers
Some folk, too, believe what the loudest talker says. And some folk because it frightens them not to. - Dragonquest, Anne McCaffrey