Quote by Harry Turtledove

“MOSTLY, they were ashamed of us.”

— Julie Otsuka

“It occurred to me that the death of his grazing land hurt him more, incomparably more than the death of the human race. I…

— Peter Heller

“I? KILL? said Death, obviously offended. CERTAINLY NOT. PEOPLE GET KILLED, BUT THAT'S THEIR BUSINESS. I JUST TAKE OVER FROM THEN ON. AFTER ALL,…

— Terry Pratchett

“Savages were savages, but what could one expect of civilized men who plotted massacre?”

— Carol Ryrie Brink

“There was no way to have a civilized conversation with that guy. It's like he was raised by giraffes or something.”

— H.M. Ward

“Gawd, he thought furiously, he hadn't expected it to be like this. Just a lousy walk down the yard to give a carrot to…

— Dick Francis

“It had nothing to do with morality. Embarrassment, that’s all it was. And right then I submitted. I would go to the war—I would…

— Tim O'Brien

“All this because one race did not have the decency to be ashamed of dealing in human flesh.”

— Whitney Otto

“I think the root of embarrassment is feeling totally misunderstood, wanting to explain yourself over and over but knowing that you won't make much…

— Alice Ozma

“another of their acquaintances finds himself mesmerised by the way that he 'always had something of ... rivetting stupidity to say on any subject'.”

— Craig Brown

“I didn't say anything at all, because somehow saying nothing seemed more humane than giving him all these reassurances.”

— Jennifer Brown

“He could not comprehend what was happening to him, but it had to do with the casual cruelty of people who'd never missed a…

— Ben Fountain