"This is what we've been headed toward my whole life. I'm surprised it took this long." - Avery (The Mandibles, Ch 4) The unsustainable can't be sustained forever. 📉 The Mandibles, by Lionel Shriver. Purchase the book!

"Transferring dollars abroad was now illegal. The president had signed an executive order just the night before." - Narrator (The Mandibles, Ch 3) "Temporary measures" that last forever. Study history. 🚫 The Mandibles, by Lionel Shriver. Purchase the book!

"It's going to be fucking chaos. You have to realize, this is the modern equivalent of the fall of the Roman Empire." - Brendan (The Mandibles, Ch 1) History doesn't repeat, but it rhymes. SPQR → USD. 🏛️ The Mandibles, by Lionel Shriver. Purchase the book!

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"There was nothing astonishing about things not working, about things falling apart. Failure and decay were the world's natural state. What was astonishing was anything that worked as intended, for any duration whatsoever." - Willing (The Mandibles, Ch 1) Still true in 2026. Your phone charged today? Miracle. ⚡ The Mandibles, by Lionel Shriver. Purchase the book!