Dystopia Quotes

“It gets a little tedious after all these years, but there are much worse games to play.”
― Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay

“Philippa Audu stands in the cemetery over a plaque. There's no body beneath her hooves. One of the perks of a cannibal society: very few bodies to bury or take up room.”
― Christina D.Z.A. Marie

“The pitter patter of the rain raps against the jungle rock. No thunder, just a soft drizzle. Elena gazes out from her hood into the Mega City ruins, lost and forgotten, reclaimed by overgrowing foliage. Leaves battered by raindrops rustle around her. Soon I will have to go without him, she thinks. Hidden eyes seem to watch her, then she remembers her brother’s words: Never hunt alone, especially at night.”
― Julian Fernandes, Sparrows

“There are a few unfortunate souls on the streets as she waddles along, but every one of them swerves out of her way. It isn't clear whether Mama's height is a result of some aftermath of the big war or if, as she maintains, she comes from a long line of short people, but either way her elbows are always level with something soft and delicate and she has no compunctions about lashing out at anyone that gets too close.”
― G.D. Penman

“It's the first day of the Kingdom's centennial celebration, the day of the Grease Games. Today a new mutant is created, born into a new life. The pressure to win weighs heavily on Tif's shoulders, but she must stay focused. Her eyes are peeled while she waits for the announcer's arrival.”
― Christian Terry, Short Tales from Earth's Final Chapter: Book 2

“Grant is going to be killed by pirates.
He assumed dehydration, starvation, or drowning would do him in, but no. It's pirates. They stare down at him and his little piece of driftwood from their big, fancy ship, and he wonders if one of them would be kind enough to shoot him. He wonders if a bullet would be enough.”
― Jackary Salem, Winning Collection 2020

“Money, money, money. You PC pricks are all about the money, aren't you?"
Jensen frowned at the casual way she lumped him in with the rest of the bastards who worked for the Planetary Council. Which he technically also did. But it wasn't like he'd had a choice. One didn't turn down becoming a shadow agent. Not if you wanted to keep on breathing.”
― Amy Marsden, Short Tales from Earth's Final Chapter, Volume 1, Book 3

“Our Dome is the bottom of the barrel in the Mega City," Asterion said. "The Deep, it's beneath the bottom. Patrols don't even come down yonder no more. This here is where the forgotten live."
"That's pretty deep from a guy that talks as funny as you do." I said quietly.
"It's not polite to make fun of a man's drawl," he said.
I nodded. "You've told me that before too," I said. I still got no idea what 'drawl' even means and have never heard anyone else say it. I'm thinking you made it up."
Asterion shook his head. "Y'all never heard of Texas either," he said. "Goes to show what you know."
I grinned. "That sounds made up too."
He shook his head in disgust. "Don't make no different anyhow," he said, as much to himself as to me. "They say half of it is underwater now anyway.”
― Rick Staron, Short Tales from Earth's Final Chapter: Book 4

“Reading was restricted for me, and certainly for anyone else in the house. The Bunker was the only thing that mattered to him—making sure it stayed intact, and preventing anyone from discovering it. Nothing else.”
― Rob Rangel, Short Tales from Earth's Final Chapter: Book 4

“- Брось старина, не валяй дурака. Подпиши эту гадость, - сказал Хедрон, склоняясь над Кругом и опуская кулак с трубкой ему на плечо. - Много ли она значит, в конце-то концов? Поставь свою коммерчески ценную закорючку. Брось! Никто не тронет наших кругов, - но где-то же нужно нам их рисовать.
- Не в грязи, сэр, не в грязи, - сказал Круг, улыбнувшись первой за этот вечер улыбкой.
- Да ну, не будь надутым педантом, - сказал Хедрон. Зачем тебе нужно, чтобы я чувствовал себя так неловко? Я подписал, и мои боги не шелохнулись.
Не поднимая глаз, Круг поднял руку и тронул твидовый рукав Хедрона.
-Все в порядке, - сказал он. - Пока ты рисуешь свои круги и показываешь моему мальчику фокусы, черта ли мне в твоей морали.”
― Vladimir Nabokov, Bend Sinister

“This world is no paradise;
People try to disguise;
People care about lies
And love is dying

This world wasn't meant to unite;
It's all a construction
For every kingdom's strategy;
There is no place for love

…Here you'll only find fake wishes
That you may Rest In Peace

RIP Love”
― Jazalyn, vViIrRuUsS: I Never Forget

“I was different in a world of things of the same, something we'd strived for generation after generation--but... I never understood why we had to be the same. Of course, I kept this to myself. Equality apparently worked.”
― K. Weikel, Sameness

“His mind is like that: always mired in a terrible future.”
― Karen Thompson Walker, The Dreamers

“I am no star
And I am no calm;
I cry all the time
Because I don’t like my life

I don’t have money;
I can’t do anything;
I can’t do any other job;
Telling stories is all I want

Only Dreams Can Cure Me”
― Jazalyn, vViIrRuUsS: I Never Forget

“Future brain chips will be bootlegged to include the "heroin" option.”
― Nuclear Circus, 94,000 Wasps in a Trench Coat

“Crager hold the key to our city's survival. Ensign, I know you've never been tested out in the field. We need a sample. He's a monster, son. Something morphed and mutated. He's a nomad running amok in the world with nothing tethering him to civilization. It's asking a lot, but we need you.”
― Kenneth C. Brown, Nomad's Pursuit: Into The Savage Book 1

“If you don't like my kisses, honey,
Here's what I will do:
I'll go see a girl in purple,
Kiss this sad world toodle-oo.
If you don't want my lovin',
Why should I take up all this space?
I'll get off this old planet,
Let some sweet baby have my place.”
― Kurt Vonnegut Jr., 2BR02B

“There is hope in the brokenness. There is light, in and after the darkness.”
― Caitlin Lambert, What Lies Above

“Viral Code

…I want my dreams
And I want them now;
Give me my dreams;
Only dreams can cure me;
Everyone deserves dreams
Because no one deserves them”
― Jazalyn, vViIrRuUsS: I Never Forget

“Michael responded, “Remember earlier, you said that speaking up was called ‘speaking up’ and not ‘speaking down?’ You are right in saying that speaking up really does bring you up. You won’t have pent up emotions that weigh you down, so you could rise. But… once we rise… the Capacia---” he paused--- “they want us to fall, so although speaking up itself doesn’t directly cause you to fall, those who want us to fall are able to make us fall, so in the end, you go down. It’s not ‘speaking down.’ It’s simply being forced down.”
― Lucy Carter, The Reformation

“No doctor can help me
My only doctor is my dreams”
― Jazalyn, vViIrRuUsS: I Never Forget

“لن يثوروا حتى يعوا ولن يعوا إلا بعد أن يثوروا

1984”
― georgeorwell

“Crager hold the key to our city's survival. Ensign, I know you've never been tested out in the field. We need a sample. He's a monster, son. Something morphed and mutated. He's a nomad running amok in the world with nothing tethering him to civilization. It's asking a lot, but we need you."
Grayson heard his mother's voice”
― Kenneth C. Brown, Nomad's Pursuit: Into The Savage Book 1

“Mi padre solía decir que la humanidad era incapaz de ver el límite en los horrores que se provocaba a sí misma. Quizás ha tenido que llegar algo más para demostrarnos que, en realidad, no tenemos un límite. Quizás debamos tener que aprender a olvidar esto, vivir con ello.”
― Daniel Godino, Homini: A Möntkurt Tale

“Money, money, money. You PC pricks are all about the money, aren't you?'
Jensen frowned at the casual way she lumped him in with the rest of the bastards who worked for the Planetary Council. Which he technically also did. But it wasn't like he'd had a choice. One didn't turn down becoming a shadow agent. Not if you wanted to keep on breathing.”
― Amy Marsden, Short Tales from Earth's Final Chapter, Volume 1, Book 3

“Lord Redgar never chose a God for himself. He served them all.”
― Kurt Levi

“For a long time, I refused to believe that angels of death existed. But then I got married and ended up living with one.”
― Nolan Jazimreg, The (In)Convenient Truth About The World You Live In

“If you loved someone, you loved him, and when
you had nothing else to give, you still gave him love”
― George Orwell, 1984

“All governments needed to remain under suspicion in their time of power.”
― Frank Herbert, Chapterhouse: Dune

“Everything was perfectly swell.”
― Kurt Vonnegut Jr., 2BR02B