I slept, and dreamed that life was beauty; I woke, and found that life was duty. - Terry Hayes

I’ve always been pretty much on the outside of any side you can find.

I had read about it, of course, but I had never actually seen the machinery of a totalitarian state in full flight. For anyone who values privacy and freedom it’s a terrifying thing to behold.

Heavily armed men in uniform were everywhere, but there was nothing you could call genuine security: as usual, too many guns, not enough intelligence.