quotes

September 30, 2022 by achrilock

“Be in no doubt, anything above 1.5°C will see the advent of a world plagued by intense summer heat, extreme drought, devastating floods, reduced crop yields, rapidly melting ice sheets and surging sea levels. A rise of 2°C and above will seriously threaten the stability of global society.”
— Bill McGuire, ‘Hothouse Earth: An Inhabitant’s Guide’

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https://achrilock.com/2022/09/554/

September 28, 2022 by achrilock

“… ‘the gods send your doom, motherfuckers.’”
— Scott Lynch, ‘Red Seas Under Red Skies’

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https://achrilock.com/2022/09/525/

September 27, 2022 by achrilock

“Till shade is gone, till water is gone, into the Shadow with teeth bared, screaming defiance with the last breath, to spit in Sightblinder’s eye on the Last day.”
— Robert Jordan, ‘The Eye of the World’

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https://achrilock.com/2022/09/503/

September 26, 2022 by achrilock

“We need to face the fact that, ultimately, there might be no such thing as extreme weather any longer, just weather.”
— Bill McGuire, ‘Hothouse Earth: An Inhabitant’s Guide’

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https://achrilock.com/2022/09/488/

September 25, 2022 by achrilock

“And it came to pass in those days, as it had come before and would come again, that the Dark lay heavy on the land and weighed down the hearts of men, and the green things failed, and hope died. And men cried out to the Creator, saying, O Light of the Heavens, Light of the World, let the Promised One be born of the mountain, according to the prophecies, as he was in ages past and will be in ages to come. Let the Prince of the Morning sing to the land that green things will grow and the valleys give forth lambs. Let the arm of the Lord of the Dawn shelter us from the Dark, and the great sword of justice defend us. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time.”
— Robert Jordan, ‘The Eye of the World’

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https://achrilock.com/2022/09/474/

September 22, 2022 by achrilock

“‘This is our life now,’ said Dimitri. ‘Welcome.’”
— Andy Weir, ‘Project Hail Mary’

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https://achrilock.com/2022/09/429/

September 20, 2022 by achrilock

“The rain was holding off, but the pressure of it was palpable; the longer it waited, the harder it would fall.”
— Robert Jordan, ‘The Eye of the World’

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https://achrilock.com/2022/09/366/

September 18, 2022 by achrilock

“A thirty-foot-high fence ran along the riverbank. Machine guns pointed down from the towers that loomed over the barren killing zone on the other side. He could see two figures watching him through gun scopes from the nearest tower, waiting for an opportunity to ensure he would never return.”
— Christopher Brown, ‘Tropic of Kansas’

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https://achrilock.com/2022/09/342/

September 15, 2022 by achrilock

“You can’t trust anyone with power, Syl.”
— Brandon Sanderson, ‘The Way of Kings’

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https://achrilock.com/2022/09/296/

September 13, 2022 by achrilock

“Sooner or later there’s always trouble when there’s two humans together.”
— Robert Jordan, ‘The Eye of the World’

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https://achrilock.com/2022/09/261/

September 11, 2022 by achrilock

“‘He took a duck in the face at two hundred and fifty knots,’ she recites, softly.”
— William Gibson, ‘Pattern Recognition’

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https://achrilock.com/2022/09/231/

September 10, 2022 by achrilock

“One thing at a time, and the most important first.”
— Robert Jordan, ‘The Eye of the World’

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https://achrilock.com/2022/09/207/

September 10, 2022 by achrilock

Medical supplies for pertinent healings. Weapons for self-defense and for taking the courage out of enemy armies. Tools. Reference books stored in digital form. Appropriate costumes. Underwater breathing equipment. All sorts of useful little magic tricks.”
— Orson Scott Card, ‘Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus’

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https://achrilock.com/2022/09/190/