"Rock is much more malleable than ideas."

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Source : Kim Stanley Robinson (2003). “The Years of Rice and Salt”, p.447, Spectra

Kim Stanley Robinson

#Rocks Quotes #Ideas Quotes

“An Atheists loves himself and his fellow man instead of a god. An Atheist thinks that heaven is something for which we should work for now - here on earth - for all men together to enjoy.”
“For some reason, we see long-term travel to faraway lands as a recurring dream or an exotic temptation, but not something that applies to the here and now. Instead — out of our insane duty to fear, fashion, and monthly payments on things we don't really need — we quarantine our travels to short, frenzied bursts.”

Source : Rolf Potts (2002). “Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel”, p.9, Ballantine Books
“A man who prays without ceasing, if he achieves something, knows why he achieved it, and can take no pride in it... for he cannot attribute it to his own powers, but attributes all his achievements to God, always renders thanks to him and constantly calls upon him, trembling lest he be deprived of help.”
“I don't like anything new.”
“Imagination has always had powers of resurrection that no science can match.”
“So she loved him. She just did immediately and again often and clearly naturally and soundly and obviously and many others.”
“Dictators are interesting, no?”
“Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid.”

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