"Now, being a science fiction writer, when I see a natural principle, I wonder if it could fail."

-- Rudy Rucker

#Fiction Quotes #Principles Quotes #Wonder Quotes

“Outward, thanks to the knowledge of physical laws, man could subdue (or subjugate...) nature, but inwardly, he remained a slave to it. For, when all is said and done, at what is aiming all this display (or deployment) of activity, if not to realized outward profits, to provide material pleasure (or enjoyment). It is not the first time that men sell their birth right for a dish of lentils, and thus disown (or repudiate or deny) the best of thmeselves.”
“Her suffering ended with the day, Yet lived she at its close, And breathed the long, long night away In statue-like repose.”

Source : James Aldrich, “A Death-Bed”
“Love was like a steamroller. There was no avoiding it; it went over you and you came out flat.”
“I'm a private person so wasn't the type of person who could talk to people and be like this is going on at home, I want this shirt, this girl don't like me, etc. I just rap about it!”

Source : Source: urbanbridgez.com
“Yosemite Valley, to me, is always a sunrise, a glitter of green and golden wonder in a vast edifice of stone and space. I know of no sculpture, painting or music that exceeds the compelling spiritual command of the soaring shape of granite cliff and dome, of patina of light on rock and forest, and of the thunder and whispering of the falling, flowing waters. At first the colossal aspect may dominate; then we perceive and respond to the delicate and persuasive complex of nature.”
“To see a young couple loving each other is no wonder; but to see an old couple loving each other is the best sight of all.”
“Love follows knowledge.”
“This country cannot afford the deceptive luxury of waging defensive warfare.”

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