70 Quotes by Gemma Malley

Humans may progress. They may think that they are moving forward because they have invented clever machines and because they control the land and sea. But man’s capacity to inflict and endure pain is constant. Man’s desire for power, to beat down his competition – it hasn’t changed in the slightest.

I think flowers can be just as important as food, sometimes. I think id depends what you’re hungry for.

Better to find your own way than to blindly trust the words of others, whoever they are.

But each time, nothing was done, because change carried risks, because change led to instability, because new technology meant using precious energy, and because, at the end of the day, no one really cared.

You see, what I want is life. A real life, full of moments of joy, of anguish, of irritation, of fun. A life with an end point, which makes each second important. A life that is full of love, that doesn’t cause suffering and pain.

You mustn’t let your emotions get the better of you. There is a great deal to be angry about, but anger doesn’t change things.

But there was nothing beautiful about the word “brainwash”. To clean the brain. To strip it bare.

The snow is not falling for you.

Reading and writing were a dangerous business; they made you think.