"There is no doubt that I have discovered the ultimate in stagnant human societies. The Bikura have realized the human dream of immortality and have paid for it with their humanity and their immortal souls."

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Source : Dan Simmons (2014). “The Hyperion Cantos 4-Book Bundle: Hyperion, The Fall of Hyperion, Endymion, The Rise of Endymion”, p.115, Spectra

Dan Simmons

#Dream Quotes #Soul Quotes #Humanity Quotes

“I actually met Chick Corea in New York, where I was staying with a bass player friend.”
“I've been training super hard at the Lopez Taekwondo Academy in Houston, which belongs to my brother Jean. For me, I think confidence is the biggest thing; it's all mental. I train with the best of the best, including my brother Steven, a five-time world champion who won Olympic gold medals.”
“If people would like to come to my concerts I'd love them to come. And if they like the music that I make, I love that too. But I do not make music for other people. I make it to please myself.”
“Idiots emit bogons, causing machinery to malfunction in their presence. System administrators absorb bogons, letting machinery work again.”

Source : Charles Stross (2006). “The Atrocity Archives”, p.38, Penguin
“I definitely don't want to be one of those athletes who turns into a cheesy actress.”
“Desire consumes you, it takes you over. You forget yourself completely. All you can think about is the other, the one you desire, your self is just a fire.”
“Keynes was a very good economist. He was brilliant. He had wonderful insights. His work has inspired me many times.”
“A healthy man is content with a woman. An erotic man is content with a stocking to get to a woman. A sick man is content with thestocking.”

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