#form

Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it. ↗

— Henry David Thoreau

#conformity #fool #foolishness #law #rule

Our wretched species is so made that those who walk on the well-trodden path always throw stones at those who are showing a new road. ↗

— Voltaire

#disregard #ignorance #innovation #persecution #reformers

I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts, and beer. ↗

— Abraham Lincoln

#democracy #informed-decisions #democracy

I'm not threatening you. I'm just informing you of police procedure. If you continue to obstruct me, I remove the obstruction, in this case you, and proceed to the next command. ↗

— Eoin Colfer

#information

If I give you a hint and tell you it's a hint, it will be information. ↗

— Diana Wynne Jones

#information

I'm not good," he said, piercing me with eyes that absorbed all light but reflected none, "but I was worse. ↗

— Becca Fitzpatrick

#reform #light

Oh, come on, Sophie. Don't you get it? He's L'Occhio di Dio's ultimate weapon. They used him as a spy at Hecate for years, so what makes you think that's stopped now? This is probably just his new assignment, getting close to you so he can use you for information about the Council." "Actually, I was just going to use her for her body, but that's a good idea, too. ↗

— Rachel Hawkins

#cal #demonglass #rachel-hawkins #sophie #information

Well, thanks. It was nice of you to give me anything." The tension between them seemed to press down on her like humid air. "Better than a bath in spaghetti any day." He said darkly, "If you share that little bit of personal information with anyone, I may have to kill you." "Well, when I was five, I wanted my mother to let me go around and around inside the dryer with the clothes," Clary said. "The difference is, she didn't let me." "Probably because going around and around inside a dryer can be fatal," Jace pointed out, "whereas pasta is rarely fatal. Unless Isabelle makes it. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#information

But I killed you,” Alyss said. “Did you?” Red turned to The Cat. “Why wasn’t I informed? ↗

— Frank Beddor

#frank-beddor #queen-redd #information

In the information society, nobody thinks. We expected to banish paper, but we actually banished thought. ↗

— Michael Crichton

#thoughtlessness #information