Quotes from Olympos

Dan Simmons ·  891 pages

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“Context is to data what water is to a dolphin”
― Dan Simmons, quote from Olympos


“Failing tastes of bile and dog vomit. Shame on any man who gets used to that taste.”
― Dan Simmons, quote from Olympos


“... The continuation of her life was more than another day of breathing, but was the gift of another day of engagement with her beloved across the spectrum of all things.”
― Dan Simmons, quote from Olympos


“All spirits are enslaved which serve things evil.”
― Dan Simmons, quote from Olympos


“...Data itself... was tolerable. It was the constant nerve-web-expanding pain of context that would kill him.”
― Dan Simmons, quote from Olympos



About the author

Dan Simmons
Born place: in Peoria, Illinois, The United States
Born date April 4, 1948
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