“Prisons are needed only to provide the illusion that courts and police are effective. They’re a kind of job insurance.”
“But there was not a police car in sight. Sure, Tracy thought in disgust. They’re never around when you need them.”
“If it weren't for health insurance we wouldn't need health insurance.”
“The illusion of freedom is just another sort of prison-”
“They don’t need walls and water to keep the prisoners in, not when they’re trapped inside their own heads, incapable of a single cheerful thought. Most go mad within weeks.”
“In all the illusions, you're the only truth that I need”