I hope it's the good kind of dilemma, " Reginald broke Patricia's reverie. "Whatever one you're on the horns of.".." I was just thinking, " she said. "There are so many scary problems in the world. Like, I was just reading that we could be seeing the last of the bees in North America soon. And if that happened, food webs would just collapse, and tons more people would starve. But suppose you had the power to change things? You still might not be able to fix anything, because every time you solve a problem you'd create another problem. And maybe all these plagues and droughts are nature's way of striking a balance. We humans don't have any natural predators left, so nature has to find another way to handle us.".." I am, as you know, a fan of nature, " said Reginald. "And yet, nature doesn't 'find ways' to do anything. Nature has no opinion, no agenda. Nature provides a playing field, a not particularly level one, on which we compete with all creatures great and small. It's more that nature's playing field is full of traps. Charlie Jane Anders
About This Quote

A dilemma is a choice in which two or more desirable outcomes are in conflict with one another and in which no clear and stable decision can be made. Some people would prefer to avoid dilemmas altogether, while others take pride in being able to solve them. In the context of this quote, Reginald works hard to avoid any dilemma that might get him into trouble. He tries to stay away from the things that cause dilemmas, because he feels it's his job to do so. Patricia feels that there is a solution to every problem, and she will apply her ideas about nature to the problems of the world.

Source: All The Birds In The Sky

Some Similar Quotes
  1. The sunlight claps the earth, and the moonbeams kiss the sea: what are all these kissings worth, if thou kiss not me? - Percy Bysshe Shelley
  2. In youth, it was a way I had, To do my best to please. And change, with every passing lad To suit his theories. But now I know the things I know And do the things I do, And if you do not like me... - Dorothy Parker
  3. If I were a tree, I would have no reason to love a human. - Maggie Stiefvater
  4. A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous. - Ingrid Bergman
  5. This life is yours. Take the power to choose what you want to do and do it well. Take the power to love what you want in life and love it honestly. Take the power to walk in the forest and be a part of... - Susan Polis Schutz
More Quotes By Charlie Jane Anders
  1. I hope it's the good kind of dilemma, " Reginald broke Patricia's reverie. "Whatever one you're on the horns of.".." I was just thinking, " she said. "There are so many scary problems in the world. Like, I was just reading that we could be...
  2. When the world turns chaotic, we must be the better part of chaos.
  3. As Dorothy J. Heydt famously said, the eight deadliest words for any work of fiction are 'I don't care what happens to these people.
  4. Do you think the occasional witch burning helps to weld society together?
  5. A society that has to burn witches to hold itself together is a society that has already failed, and just doesn't know it yet.
Related Topics