"In retrospect, each of the steps toward this abyss seemed irrevocable, and yet they had all been so small!"

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Source : "A Case of Conscience". Book by James Blish, Chapter 13 (p. 158), 1958.

James Blish

#Retrospect Quotes #Steps Quotes #Abyss Quotes

“We have to make good use of the time we have. That simple. We have to wake up every day, knowing that it's not just an ordinary day. We have to take the moment, seize each day.”
“Mothering has been the richest experience of my life, but I am still opposed to Mother's Day. It perpetuates the dangerous idea that all parents are somehow superior to non-parents.”
“Nearly every communication method we invent eventually conveys unwanted commercial messages.”
“Mutineer is the first album of mine without a demo stage.”
“There's nothing so similar to one poodle dog as another poodle dog, and that goes for women, too.”
“Anger is a choice, as well as a habit. It is a learned reaction to frustration, in which you behave in ways that you would rather not. In fact, severe anger is a form of insanity. You are insane whenever you are not in control of your behavior. Therefore, when you are angry and out of control, you are temporarily insane.”
“I've always seen the bright lights of the angels, and I know that lower-entities can't disguise this light, because it only comes from the Love of God.”
“We are taught words, not ideas.”

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