86 Quotes by Robert Charles Wilson

As for the charm and innocence I hoped to find -- it exists, it really does, but consider what it's buried in. Racism. Misogyny and homophobia so absolute as to be nearly universal. Hatred of the Irish, the Italians, the Chinese -- not that many of them are seen in these parts

Even a dry well may freshen.

Stupid people do stupid things, but people who are smart enough can do something really stupid.

Since Deacon Hollingshead’s arrival in town last July the Dominion had been hard at work, cleansing New York City of moral corruption. “Corruption” is a popular word with the enthusiasts of the Dominion, usually uttered as a prelude to the knife, the docket, or the noose.

We’re all born strangers to ourselves and each other, and we’re seldom formally introduced.

We’re as ephemeral as raindrops. We all fall, and we all land somewhere.

There is something mournful and uneasy about waking up late at night on a moving train. The wheels clicked a bony rhythm, the engine growled like a distant Leviathan, and from time to time the whistle sounded a cry so lonesome it seemed to speak for the whole wide moonless night.

I suppose the pursuit of fashion has always carried a price, monetary or otherwise.

You never stop being a parent, Adam, no matter how old or wise your child becomes you’ll see.