Sol remembered the dream, remembered his daughter’s hug, and realized that in the end—when all else is… — Dan Simmons

It was a dramatization of total chaos, a functional definition of confusion, an unchoreographed dance of sad violence. It was war.

The Great Change is when humankind accepts its role as part of the natural order of the universe instead of its role as a cancer.

“Sometimes,” said General Morpurgo, taking her hand, “dreams are all that separate us from the machines.”