Despairing Quotes - page 3

Another thing we're doing is that "Cosmos" has a view of the future which I believe has the power to inspire. So much of what we see, and so much of what our kids and grandchildren see, is so dystopic and despairing. It's like ... our punishment for all our sins is just around the corner, and humanity doesn't have a future, except the one that's choking and dying. And in "Cosmos" we imagine the future that we can still have. (Ann Druyan)
People are so tasty when they're truly embittered, truly despairing...and that's when they come to Sevatividam. They can't stand the bitter rain, so they run in under one of the two awnings-religion or dissipation-and guess who's waiting for them under both awnings at once... View quote
Tim Powers