"Without the Collective, there would only be war and famine. Our unity and agreement on all things ensures we will never return to the ways of conflict." He holds up his bioloaf. "We will never starve, because the Collec-tive has eliminated diversity and demand for more choices."
Just because someone says some-thing over and over doesn‘t make it true.
And suddenly, after all this time, I truly understand what the word dogma means. - P165
He‘s wearing Collective-issue boots and jumpsuit, but is also wearing gloves and has lab goggles on the top of his head like ahat. I take a step back, startled by someone who looks like askinny, brown Santa. Finally, an adult from home!
Just like when I was six and with Santa at the mall, I want to run and hug him. But I know better. I wonder who he was on Earth. To be so old and still make the final cut. He must have invented something revolutionary back home. - P178