"The Last Man" Quotes
A futuristic tale of a world ravaged by a plague and the last survivor's struggle for meaning and hope.
classics | 342 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
I had been struck by the beauty of the fortifications, and the perfect order that reigned in this little world, but I was shocked beyond expression at the sight that now met my eyes.
Death is the veil which those who live call life; They sleep, and it is lifted.
Man! Thou art insatiate monster!
There is something in the decay of nature that awakens thought, even in the most trifling mind.
The past is a riddle to me; I know not how I existed before.
I have a right to happiness, and I will seize it.
What do we here, if we are not to be happy?
The world, the universe, shall be mine!
But the heart of man is a vile thing, and if left to itself, sinks willingly into the abyss of corruption.
In the society of those I loved, I should forget my sorrows.
