"Stand ready for my arrival, Worm. You were given orders, you were given time. You were given more leeway than most, and yet I find this planet unprepared for the arrival of our Cataclysmic Empire. The Empire anticipated your resistance, which is why they sent me. I am Johnquest, and I am your last chance to fulfill your duty." "Pay Attention! I am so lonely. All the other Calamities are scared of me. No one talks to me. No one wants to be my friend-- They think I am unstable. They send me from round to round committing atrocities in their name. And as I get better at it, they fear me more and more. I am a victim of my own success. Johnquest. I don't even get a real name, only a purpose. I am capable of so much more and no one sees it. Some days I feel so alone I could cry, but I don't. I never do. Because what would be the point? Not a single person in the entire universe would care. Take it to your grave."