“All utopias are dystopias. The term 'dystopia' was coined by fools that believed a 'utopia' can be functional.”— Brian Aldiss
“Later, as he sat on his balcony eating the dog, Dr Robert Laing reflected on the unusual events that had taken place within this huge apartment building during the previous three months.”— J. G. Ballard
“We're heading into a dark future, a surveillance state that will be impossible to escape.”— John McAfee
“If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—for ever.”— George Orwell
“We are born into a world in which telephones are tapped, families are bugged, and friends are informers.”— François Truffaut
“And that is the whole secret of happiness and virtue: to love what you are forced to do.”— Yevgeny Zamyatin
“I am signaling you through the flames. The North Pole is not where it used to be. Manifest Destiny is no longer manifest. Civilization self-destructs.”— Lawrence Ferlinghetti