"The oft-heard comment that Leonardo [da Vinci]'s genius managed to transcend the culture of his time is amply justified. But his was not a science-fiction voyage into the future as much as a plunge into the past."

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Source : "The Forgotten Revolution: How Science Was Born in 300 BC and Why It Had to Be Reborn". Book by Lucio Russo, 2004.

Lucio Russo

#Past Quotes #Culture Quotes #Fiction Quotes

“Lyrics are my racket; music is play - the fluff stuff.”
“Look what you can become in pursuit of what you want, and look out for what you become in the pursuit of what you want--don't compromise!”
“One always wonders about roads not taken.”
“What is more important is finding the soul of the character, and making sure it fits well into this story. And that it be dramatic and interesting and captivating, because these people weren't entertainers, you know.”
“My goal involves a hammock, a vegetable patch, and a solar-powered house. And I hope to eventually get there.”
“It is the second job of literature to create myth. But its first job is to destroy it.”
“John Howard Davies was not a very human person... if you made a mistake of any kind, any sort of pause in speech, he would treat you rather as if he was a schoolmaster.”
“On the Vietnam War: I've lived under situations where every decent man declared war first and I've lived under situations where you don't declare war. We've been flexible enough to kill people without declaring war.”

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