Chris Dietzel Quotes

“Anything said is gone as soon as it leaves my lips. Things written down at least have a chance to leave a soft echo of what had been.”

— Chris Dietzel

“Maybe that's why I get frustrated sometimes, because there's no one to blame for how our lives have turned out. I wouldn't change any of the things I've done, but at the same time I wish things were different than they are. I have no regrets, but there's also no satisfaction in where I am.”

— Chris Dietzel

“Scared people don't really mean what they say, they're just looking for ways to rationalize everything so they have someone or something to blame. They need to have a reason for what's happening because when they have that they can take comfort in knowing it's out of their control.”

— Chris Dietzel

Time is denial's mortal enemy and is always victorious against it.

— Chris Dietzel

“Maybe life is measured by the first time you question your place in the world and by the final answer you come up with.”

— Chris Dietzel

A government that trusts its people is powerful only if the people also trust their government. A government that does not trust its people is only powerful if it knows exactly what everyone is doing at all times.

— Chris Dietzel

“You can't appreciate the world you live in and know if it's better or worse than previous generations unless you know your history.”

— Chris Dietzel

“There was no better way to feel powerful than to make others feel powerless.”

— Chris Dietzel

“There always had to be a survivor. Maybe this simply spoke to the optimism of the men writing those screenplays; even with an uncomfortable sci fi plot they had to subconsciously comfort themselves by thinking that at least a hundred people would survive.
Someone has to survive”

— Chris Dietzel

Why couldn't he see the tragedy of what was unfolding? Was it because it was too painful, or was it because holding onto hope and dying was better than living if it meant you were forced to see the world for what it was?

— Chris Dietzel

“At least in a casino, depending on the game, people have a slightly less than fifty percent chance of winning. In the long run, the house always wins, but a gambler can get lucky every once in a while. In the Tyranny's elections, both options play for the house. If someone outside of Party A or B tries to run for office, it becomes the house's mission to make sure everyone knows that only A and B are viable candidates. After being told this a hundred times, people believe it. After being told anything a hundred times, people will believe anything.”

— Chris Dietzel

Everyone wants something miraculous to have faith in.

— Chris Dietzel

“It's amazing how much one person can stand if there are only small changes from one day to the next.”

— Chris Dietzel

It doesn't take a genius to figure out that you can only tinker with the natural order of things for so long before nature gets the last laugh.

— Chris Dietzel

“The power of mankind has always been in overlooking the finality of things and holding onto optimism even when doing so seems foolish.”

— Chris Dietzel

You will find, as you get older, that the key to being happy is being able to turn those bad memories into treasured ones. I used to cringe at the thought of you being angry with us. Now, you couldn't give me all the gold in the world to take that memory away, because it reminds me of the type of person you were and still are.

— Chris Dietzel

“If these same people were evacuating from a building during a fire alarm I would have surely joined them, so why did I sit idly by as they left this neighborhood?”

— Chris Dietzel

Please, let God understand why I'm doing this; and, Please, don't let there be a God if he sends all murderers to hell; and, Please, let something happen so I don't have to keep doing this.

— Chris Dietzel

“If asking for a sign is asking for too much, how else are you supposed to truly believe on your own? The only other way is to believe what you are told, and that hasn't worked for her.”

— Chris Dietzel