“There comes a time when a man must forgo familiarity and venture into uncertainty; risking obscurity, but also quite possibly… finding meaning.” — Jerry J.C. Veit Copy Share Image
“If that which we have found is the corruption of solitude, then what can men wish for save corruption? If this is… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
“So fragile—the human body. Just one prick and it will draw blood. Just one bullet and the bleeding will never stop.” — Tiana Dalichov Copy Share Image
“It isn't just brave that she died for me; it is brave that she did it without announcing it, without hesitation, and… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“She would rather remain silent, but her voice is no longer something to fear. It’s strong. Powerful. A weapon of emotions.” — Laura Kreitzer Copy Share Image
“If you see us among scores of women, will you look upon us? We shall look upon you, Liberty 5-3000, if we… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
“She waits for his reprimand or words of disapproval. He kisses her instead. Hard. Lips demanding, fingers tightening on her chin. He… — Laura Kreitzer Copy Share Image
I never, as a reader, have been particularly interested in dystopian literature or science fiction or, in fact, fantasy. — Lois Lowry Copy Share Image
“Her husband's visage captivated her from the first moment she saw him step out of the royal carriage a hundred years ago.… — Therisa Peimer Copy Share Image
“Aurelia, not all those women are uppity aristocratic bitches. Most of them are normal nice girls trying to survive in shark-infested waters,… — Therisa Peimer Copy Share Image
Our social fabric is sundered. GoFundMe and the other crowdfunding sites that have proliferated since 2010 are an example of what has… — Alissa Quart Copy Share Image
I assumed just from being around, all these years, that people would immediately glom on to, Well, it's a departure, and it's… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
“He holds her for an eternity. Time cascades into the void of the past. She inhales his scent. Full of man and… — Laura Kreitzer Copy Share Image
“Death and his scythe do not come. No sweeping black capes or ethereal escapes. There’s no pearly gate, no prisms of colors… — Laura Kreitzer Copy Share Image
“She stood panting as adrenalin fired up her muscles. Flipping open the safety catches on both of her laser pistols, she set… — A.R. Merrydew Copy Share Image
“Every Forsaken in a mile radius can probably hear you. You’re just asking for trouble if you two don’t stop whipping out… — Laura Kreitzer Copy Share Image
“Tavin cupped his hands to his mouth. “Here, dragon-dragon-dragon!” he yelled. Lily stared in amazement. Well, that was bold, she thought, and… — Richard Due Copy Share Image
“Maligned –powerfully-drawn characters acting out a disturbing view of our future.” -David Compton, New York Times Best-Selling author” — Kathleen Papajohn Copy Share Image
“Maybe the Society was right all along. From the very beginning, that’s what they called her. A time bomb. Tick, tick, tick.” — Laura Kreitzer Copy Share Image
Dystopian novels help people process their fears about what the future might look like; further, they usually show that there is always… — Lauren Oliver Copy Share Image
I look around, and 50 percent of the big-budget entertainment you are seeing these days is dystopian. This is the era of… — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
“But they promised us everyone would return someday…when it was safe.” Her voice cracked at the end. “You’re being stupid again. Trusting… — T.C. Avey Copy Share Image
“You didn’t tell Summer about it, did you?” “What?” Gage scoffs. “Yeah, telling your girlfriend the Angel of Death might visit her… — Laura Kreitzer Copy Share Image
“It is the way of evolution,” Elias says, his words getting lost in the roar of the wind. “Two species of human… — Quoleena Sbrocca Copy Share Image
Writers of feminist dystopian fiction are alert to the realities that grind down women's lives, that make the unthinkable suddenly thinkable. — Naomi Alderman Copy Share Image
“He enjoyed the lying and the fooling of those around him. It made him feel in control, like his true self was… — Daniel Cuervonegro Copy Share Image
“He felt like his body had a will of its own. Always looking. Preparing for the only fight that would satisfy him.” — Veronica Rossi Copy Share Image
“He argued that science fiction, which once celebrated the future, has turned dystopian because people no longer have an optimistic view of… — Ashlee Vance Copy Share Image
“Before the next minute had passed, they had all fallen to the ground. Just like that. As though someone had reached inside… — Nancy Farmer Copy Share Image
“Big discoveries call for even bigger responsibility, since they come with the biggest hazards, if they get into the wrong hands. As… — Sima B. Moussavian Copy Share Image
“Those rabbits stopped fighting the system, because it was easier to take the loss of freedom, to forget what it was like… — Alexandra Bracken Copy Share Image
“But just being whatever it is that I am . . . I don’t think that makes me a monster. Believe me,… — Michael Selden Copy Share Image
What I find interesting and heartening, though, is that there does seem to be a shift in the subject matter being written… — Laurie Foos Copy Share Image
“Yesterday, I asked a robot, Gumball I think, do you know Murphy’s law of gravitation? It answered, ‘No, sir, I know only… — Todor Bombov Copy Share Image
“Deep within the web of pavement and steel, a young boy and girl scurried past an old man, his outdated mechanical limbs… — Jaron Lee Knuth Copy Share Image
“I can’t—won’t do that to him,” Summer says sharply. “Or to myself. Besides, your feelings for me aren’t real. The Society did… — Laura Kreitzer Copy Share Image
“Someday all the wilds will be razed, and we will be left with a concrete landscape, a land of pretty houses and… — Lauren Oliver Copy Share Image
“If this is my final moment,” she says, “then I can die happy.” “Is that why you’re saying all this? Because you… — Laura Kreitzer Copy Share Image
“They filled our world with weapons aimed at foreheads and smiled as they shot 16 candles right through our future. They killed… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“I made so many promises when I arrived here. Now I'm not so sure. Now I'm worried. Now my mind is a… — Tehereh Mafi Copy Share Image
