Richard Morgan Quotes

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Society is, always has been and always will be a structure for the exploitation and oppression of the majority through systems of political force dictated by an elite, enforced by thugs, uniformed or not, and upheld by a willful ignorance and stupidity on the part of the very majority whom the system oppresses.

Richard Morgan
Hand over your responses to the man who triggers them, and you have already lost the battle for self. Look beyond, and find yourself there instead.

Richard Morgan
The human eye is a wonderful device. With a little effort, it can fail to see even the most glaring injustice.

Richard Morgan
Culture is like a smog. To live
within it, you must breathe some of it in and, inevitably, be
contaminated.

Richard Morgan
A weapon is a tool," she repeated, a little breathlessly. "A tool for killing and destroying. And there will be times when, as an Envoy, you must kill and destroy. Then you will choose and equip yourself with the tools that you need. But remember the weakness of weapons. They are an extension—you are the killer and destroyer. You are whole, with or without them.

Richard Morgan
War is like any other bad relationship. Of course you want out, but at what price? And perhaps more importantly, once you get out, will you be any better off?" - Quellcrist Falconer

Richard Morgan
The way I see it, anyone who's proud of their country is either a thug or just hasn't read enough history yet.

Richard Morgan
If you don't know the men at your back by name, don't be surprised if they won't follow you into battle. On the other hand, don't be surprised if they will, either, because there are countless other factors you must take into account. Leadership is a slippery commodity, not easily manufactured or understood.

Richard Morgan
When a man you know to be of sound mind tells you his recently deceased mother has just tried to climb in his bedroom window and eat him, you only have two basic options. You can smell his breath, take his pulse and check his pupils to see if he's ingested anything nasty, or you can believe him.

Richard Morgan
We all get our dreams stamped on from time to time, right? And if it didn't hurt, what kind of second-rate dreams would they be?

Richard Morgan