Quotation from "Slaughterhouse Five" by Kurt Vonnegut, contributed by Edward Carr (2021)
"Billy licked his lips, thought a while, inquired at last: 'Why me?'
'That is a very Earthling question to ask, Mr. Pilgrim. Why you? Why us for that matter? Why anything? Because this moment simply is. Have you ever seen bugs trapped in amber?'"