"We are having extreme difficulty with local gangs of “Survivalists.” Fortunately, these infestations of egotists are mostly too paranoid to band together. They’re as much trouble to each other as to us, I suppose. Still, they are becoming a real problem."

“Alas, criticism has always been what human beings, especially leaders, most hate to hear.”

“What hope has any endeavor which is based on hate and fear?”

“Daisy had learned not to pay much heed to techno-fads. To her fell the task of preserving as much as possible, so that when humanity finally did fall, it wouldn’t take everything else to the grave with it.”

““After all,” he muttered, “what can they do to shake the confidence of a fellow who’s got delusions of adequacy?”

“Wisdom. No match for the troublemaker Curiosity.”

“Contrary Brin, David Brin's blog”