"Your world can end in the blink of an eye. One event, one unexpected twist of fate, and suddenly the world as you knew it is gone. Forever. All that you held dear, all that you held close, is washed away in a sea of distant memory. Life is cruel. Of this I have no doubt. But life continues on with, or without you. One can only hope that one leaves behind a lasting legacy. But so often, the legacies we leave behind are not the ones we intended."
— Queen Myrrah after the flooding of the Hollows, Gears Of War series

"In my talons, I shape clay, crafting life forms as I please. Around me is a burgeoning empire of steel. From my throne room, lines of power careen into the skies of Earth. My whims will become lightning bolts that devastate the mounds of humanity. Out of the chaos, they will run and whimper, praying for me to end their tedious anarchy. I am drunk with this vision. God: the title suits me well." — SHODAN (System Shock [1994])