“I dread the events of the future, not in themselves but in their results.”
“It had all been fake, a choreographed event, but they could not escape the dread that rattled inside their chests. It was a testament to their proficiency and talent as artists. They had affected themselves with the authenticity of the moment.”
“Reality is not a function of the event as event, but of the relationship of that event to past, and future, events.”
“The future is the result of actions, and actions are the result of behavior, and behavior is the result of prediction.”
“In war, events of importance are the result of trivial causes.”
“It's hard for me, a Jew, to stay in the moment. Without the past, where is the guilt? And without the future, where is the dread? And without guilt and dread, who am I?”