Those who ignore history’s lessons in the ultimate folly of war are forced to do more than relive them...they may be forced to die by them. - Dan Simmons

In the beginning was the Word.
In the end...past honor, past life, past caring...
In the end will be the Word.

I wish we had the technology to fight God on an equal basis, he said in low, tight tones. To beard him in his den. To fight back for all of the injustices heaped on humanity. To allow him to alter his smug arrogance or be blown to hell.

The lieutenant took his time scanning their visa chips, letting them wait in the drizzle, occasionally making a comment with the idle arrogance common to such nobodies who have just come into a small bit of power.