The Hammer

“Justice,” Luso went on, “is a fancy name for public revenge, as opposed to murder, which is what they call it when an individual does exactly the same thing. End result's the same: a dead man who was alive and healthy an hour or so ago, a dead body which is no earthly use to anybody, when he could be doing some useful work."

"There's a popular fallacy," he said, "known as progress. People honestly believe that as time passes, we get smarter and better. Bullshit."

Better the devil you know than the gods you don't.

If the world is a book, are you the hero, or just a walk-on part?

Basic fact of life: no matter how far you run, you always take yourself with you.