

“My message to you is this: pretend that you have free will. It's essential that you behave as if your decisions matter, even though you know they don't. The reality isn't important: what's important is your belief, and believing the lie is the only way to avoid a waking coma. Civilization now depends on self-deception. Perhaps it always has.”
― Exhalation
― Exhalation

“Four things do not come back: the spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, and the neglected opportunity.”
― The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate
― The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate

“Despite knowing the journey and where it leads, I embrace it and welcome every moment”
― Stories of Your Life and Others
― Stories of Your Life and Others

“Nothing erases the past. There is repentance, there is atonement, and there is forgiveness. That is all, but that is enough.”
― The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate
― The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate
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