New Tomorrows

"It was a feeling I often had when out in the wilderness: that things were not quite what they seemed, and I had to fight against the sensation because it could overwhelm my scientific objectivity." -Jeff VanderMeer, Annihilation

"The male who seeks solitude in the workplace, especially during downtime, is seen as suspect. Yet when men gather together to work, they rarely have meaningful conversations. They jeer, they grandstand, they joke, but they do not share feelings. They related in a scripted, limited way, careful to remain within the emotional boundaries set by patriarchial thinking about masculinity. The rules of patriarchal manhood remind them that it is their duty as men to refuse relatedness." --bell hooks, The Will To Change