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1 " The first fallen leaves of the season skitter like vermin across the concrete. You wish they could carry away the refuse that's long been accumulating inside you. You imagine anthropomorphic leaves lovingly building piecemeal nests crafted from your sorrow. You wish your pain had a function other than sending you to the gym once a week. You wish you had a purpose. "
― Kirk Jones , Die Empty
2 " The dial revolves like the chamber of a six-shooter, and suddenly turning from station to station becomes a harmless form of Russian roulette. If I change the channel, I might miss something. If I don’t, I might miss something on one of the other channels. I start to understand why Bill kept them all running simultaneously. At the same time, while we’re all sitting around waiting for something to happen on the television, the world outside is passing us by. Imagine how many things flicker into and out of existence while we wait for incoming transmissions. "
― Kirk Jones , Aetherchrist
3 " Why is it so important to make a difference? You’re human. You eat, shit, fuck, reproduce, and you die. Your essential mechanism is to perpetuate the human race as a collective. Individual significance doesn’t figure into it. "