“Once again, human history proved that the worst mistake possible in politics was underestimating one's opponents. Van”
― Greg Bear, quote from Eon
“The asteroid was longer on the inside than it was on the outside. The seventh chamber went on forever.”
― Greg Bear, quote from Eon
“If a truth is dangerous," he said, "then perhaps it is not true enough." The”
― Greg Bear, quote from Eon
“They were burying the past, or as much of it as they could part with.”
― Greg Bear, quote from Eon
Greg Bear
Born place: in San Diego, California, The United States
Born date August 20, 1951
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“Eleanor would have been indifferent to the immorality of her adultery, but would never have forgiven the stupidity of it.”
― Sharon Kay Penman, quote from Here be Dragons
“Everything’s gonna go to shit eventually, Sam.” She reaches out and plucks a loose thread off the front of my sweater. “I wish you’d stay away from us. Go somewhere safe. When it’s over, maybe things could be different . . .”
I let loose with an incredulous laugh. “Ugh, seriously? That’s, like, the kind of crap that Spider-Man tells Mary Jane when he’s trying to break it off with her. Do you know how embarrassing it is to be talked to like I’m some superhero’s girlfriend?”
Six laughs too, shaking her head. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean it that way. I’m just realizing what a hypocrite I’m being. This is exactly the opposite of the advice I gave to John about Sarah.”
“Maybe you’re right and things are going to get bad,” I say. “But that doesn’t mean you should cut yourself off. Being all about the war all the time? That can’t be good. Maybe you should spend like ninety-five percent of your time as Six and, uh, five percent with me, being Maren.”
I didn’t plan that little speech; Six’s old human name just pops out. Her mouth opens a bit, but she doesn’t say anything at first, the name catching her off guard.
“Maren,” she whispers. “I’m not sure I even remember how to be her.”
― Pittacus Lore, quote from The Fall of Five
“Culture is like a smog. To live
within it, you must breathe some of it in and, inevitably, be
contaminated.”
― Richard K. Morgan, quote from Altered Carbon
“Samuel Beckett once said, "Every word is like an unnecessary stain on silence and nothingness."
...On the other hand, he SAID it.”
― Art Spiegelman, quote from Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
“Their innocence is addicting, their hope is catching and I'm happy to be surrounded by them.”
― Fisher Amelie, quote from Vain
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