" You’re why we have food on our tables and water at the tap, why the lights come on when we flick a switch. More than that, you’re why we have a civil society, why we still feel safe in our homes and have a sense of a common bond, why we still reach out to one another in times of need, why kindness and love still have a chance of defeating the madness of factions encouraged to hate their neighbors, factions enflamed by leaders who believe that seeding contempt and hatred for others will be a convenient ladder to the top of the power structure. "
― Dean Koontz , Corkscrew (Nameless: Season Two #5)