“In the world union, prosperity is a science, self-interest a new religion, peace is at hand and the future has never looked brighter.”

“We are winning the war against Satan, and the future has never looked brighter.”

“He looked younger, kinder, a brighter image of the man she knew. A man life hadn’t mistreated or betrayed. Whatever the pain of this union, she loved that she gave him this momentary peace. This encounter lurched from the physical onto a different plane. A plane revealing a new emotional landscape. She felt lightheaded, lost.”

“Comfort and prosperity have never enriched the world as much as adversity has.”

“A Peaceful and Free Tibet...makes a better & brighter humanity. Let's not wait till tomorrow...to start building a brighter, better world!”

“Accurate prediction of the future, of its technologies and traumas, has always seemed to me to be the least interesting thing about science fiction. The Killer Hook.”