"You climb to reach the summit, but once there, discover that all roads lead down."

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Source : STANISLAW LEM (1974). “THE CYBERIAD”

Stanislaw Lem

#Summit Quotes #Climbs Quotes

“In the old days, it was not called the Holiday Season; the Christians called it 'Christmas' and went to church; the Jews called it 'Hanukkah' and went to synagogue; the atheists went to parties and drank. People passing each other on the street would say 'Merry Christmas!' or 'Happy Hanukkah!' or (to the atheists) 'Look out for the wall!”
“Wind feeds the fire, and wind extinguishes: The flames are nourished by a gentle breeze, Yet, if it stronger grows, they sink and die.”
“My personal opinion is that if someone writes honestly about war, it will inherently be anti-war,”
“You get to where you kind of like it, and It's a habit That's hard to break. I still find myself sittin' in a cafe, like a pizza parlor.”
“I can assure you, that once you get rid of the notion of art, you acquire a great many wonderful new freedoms.”
“...because if you can make yourself happy in the rain then you're doing pretty alright in life.”
“some things you will think of yourself,...some things God will put into your mind”
“God wants us to pray that we might have the courage to live before him in ways that are not natural to us.”

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