"The morningâ€™s recollection of the emptiness of the day before. Its anticipation of the emptiness of the day to come."

-- David Markson

#Morning Quotes #Emptiness Quotes #Anticipation Quotes

“I live in my house as I live inside my skin: I know more beautiful, more ample, more sturdy and more picturesque skins: but it would seem to me unnatural to exchange them for mine.”
“Our energy is in proportion to the resistance it meets.”
“I didn't have this rebellious streak in me. To me, I'm a product of circumstance.”
“Establish an atmosphere that energizes you. Some creative people flourish in confusion; others need to be free from interruption. Many prepare themselves for work by exercising to stimulate circulation; others meditate to quiet the chatter of the outer world.”
“The privilege of privilege is that the terms of privilege are rendered invisible. It is a luxury not to have to think about race, or class, or gender. Only those marginalized by some category understand how powerful that category is when deployed against them.”
“You only have to kick in the door and the whole rotten structure will come crashing down.”
“You know what's funny to me? You know what's really funny to me? The fact that you've been calling Lita the walking kiss of death, but tonight.. the walking KOD beat the walking STD.”
“You are. I'm just fatalistically cheerful. We all come into the story halfway through, we all catch up as best we can, and we're all gonna die before it ends.”

Source : Peter Watts (2014). “Firefall”, p.89, Head of Zeus

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