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The Last Policeman
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"The Last Policeman" Quotes

A dedicated detective investigates a murder in a world facing imminent destruction from an approaching asteroid.

Quotes

The universe is a clock, winding down.

Ben H. Winters

philosophytime

We are all, basically, the walking dead.

Ben H. Winters

philosophylife

The only thing worse than the end of the world is waiting for it.

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apocalypsefear

There was something about the relentless pace of this world, the speed with which it was all going to hell, that made it hard to stop and think.

Ben H. Winters

societydystopia

The only thing you can do is figure out what you want to do and do it.

Ben H. Winters

motivation

I am not going to live my life like I'm already dead.

Ben H. Winters

lifeattitude

The people who were dying, they were the lucky ones.

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deathsuffering

I suppose it's a danger of being alone, that you can't see yourself the way other people do.

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lonelinessself-awareness

Sometimes it's not about whether you can do something, it's about whether you should.

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moralitydilemma

The world is ending, but we're still here, and we can still decide what we do with the time we have.

Ben H. Winters

apocalypsechoice