“There has to be beauty left in the world, Julia," said Kiyu. "Otherwise we have nothing.” — Aron Christensen Copy Share Image
“Feeling lurks in that interval of time between desire and its consummation.” — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
“Ask very pointed questions. Sharp as sword blades, or laser blasts, if you catch my meaning.” — Michael Monroe Copy Share Image
“In her phone, his number was saved as “Gladiator”—not his real name. That way, it wouldn’t hurt as much to delete it… — Slava Pilotoff Copy Share Image
People didn't love all of this when they still had it. If you love something, you do what's best for it. You… — Michael Monroe Copy Share Image
“A joke is a witticism or play on words that’s meant to be funny. I say ‘meant to be’ because most jokes… — Michael Monroe Copy Share Image
It's a heartening fact about the human race that utopian fiction precedes dystopian fiction in the evolution of literature. — Paul Di Filippo 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
“Let them come. We’ve got helicopters, tanks, jets, and big guns. We’ve got armies of robots. What do they have but their… — Michael Monroe Copy Share Image
We don't want our politicians bending to the whims of whichever corporation has the money to pay them off. — Michael Monroe Copy Share Image
“If the only option you leave poor people with is to resort to violence in order to survive, they’ll do just that.… — Michael Monroe Copy Share Image
We need to keep government small, but we also need to keep the influence of big business small, and we need to… — Michael Monroe Copy Share Image
“Our world must be hell, then. It must be the hell of some other place where all of us committed atrocious sins… — Michael Monroe Copy Share Image
'Divergent' was my utopian world. I mean, that wasn't the plan. I never even set out to write dystopian fiction, that's just… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“The storage capacity of the average human brain is two-hundred and fifty-six exabytes. However, the average adult human only uses approximately one… — Michael Monroe Copy Share Image
“It was one of those dreams from which she woke up depressed about her reality, filled with a longing that pulled at… — Michael Monroe Copy Share Image
“Mortal has not been a habitable place for a long time. We have been trying to survive patching it but one day… — Carolina Cody Aldaz Copy Share Image
“Kris,” Leonard Scott looked at her from across the table, “we are hiring a group of people who will take part in… — Alexandra Swann Copy Share Image
“You can keep your paper promises and all your worldly treasures. But you cannot buy peace of mind or escape from the… — Raymond Dean White Copy Share Image
“But a thought swarmed in me; what if he, this yellow-eyed being – in his ridiculous, dirty bundle of trees, in his… — Yevgeny Zamyatin 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
Would we be so enamored with dystopian fiction if we lived in a culture where violent death was a major concern? It… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
“They were like her rocks. Imperfect and surprising and maybe better in the long run than certainties. Chances, she thought, were life” — Veronica Rossi Copy Share Image
“I wish I was more experienced with boys, so that I could understand his intentions more clearly. I grimace inwardly when I… — Siobhan Davis Copy Share Image
“It’s degrading being routinely subjected to a battery of medical tests to ensure I continue to deserve a place in this new… — Siobhan Davis Copy Share Image
“Blood dripped from his blackfly bites. The bottle flies swarmed the wounds on his head and back, but with his arms secured… — Circa24 Copy Share Image
“Writing is emotional...it is baring your soul to the world and waiting for someone to acknowledge and love it, or shun and… — Anne-Rae Vasquez Copy Share Image
“Not many people bothered to look for beauty beyond the greenhouses. They went about life with their heads down, just praying to… — Erica Lindquist Copy Share Image
My English teachers gave me a copy of Atwood's 'The Handmaid's Tale' when I left high school, which has always been very… — Samantha Shannon Copy Share Image
“That’s the funny thing about guns; even untrained hands can feel powerful using them. But take that gun away and you’re left… — Jennifer Wilson Copy Share Image
“How do you bear it?" Finnick looks at me in disbelief. "I don't, Katniss! Obviously, I don't. I drag myself out of… — Suzanne Collins Copy Share Image
