“Your voice is trapped inside this machine. It's not broken, it's just been sealed off now that it no longer has a purpose.” EvilVoiceSelf ExpressionTrap Book:The Memory Police Source: The Memory Police
“I had no way of communicating the thought. I looked around for my pad and pen, but there was nothing. I regretted having left them at home, but he'd taken them from my pocket as we were leaving. "You won't be needing these," he'd said. "I'll have it fixed in no time.” EvilVoiceForebodingTrap Book:The Memory Police Source: The Memory Police
“You'll forget you ever had a voice," he continued. "You may find it annoying at first, until you get used to it. You'll move your lips as you just did, go looking for a typewriter, a notepad. But soon enough you'll see how pointless it is. You have no need to talk, no need to utter a single word. There's nothing to worry about, nothing to fear. Then, at last, you'll be all mine.” EvilVoicePossessionOppressionDepressingTrap Book:The Memory Police Source: The Memory Police
“In the past few days I've begun to feel my body growing more distant from my soul. It's as though my head and arms, my breasts and torso and legs are all floating somewhere just out of reach, and I can only watch as he plays with them. And that, too, is because I have lost my voice. When the voice that links the body to the soul vanishes, there's no way to put into words one's feelings or will. I am reduced to pieces in no time at all.” EvilLostVoicePossessionDepressing Book:The Memory Police Source: The Memory Police