"I can only give you words. Nothing fancy. But this will have to do. It doesn't matter if you're reading it a year from now or a hundred years from now. By the end of the chronicle you will know that humanity carried the flame of knowledge into the terrible blackness of the unknown, to the very brink of annihilation. And we carried it back."

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Source : Daniel H. Wilson (2011). “Robopocalypse”, p.8, Simon and Schuster

Daniel H. Wilson

#Reading Quotes #Flames Quotes #Years Quotes

“In a perfect world, I don't think it [one's sexual orientation] is anyone else's business, but I do think there is value in standing up and being counted.”
“Somewhere along the line I made the switch and was able to look at the bright side rather than the dark sida all the time. Now I look at everything I have and think how lucky I am.”
“I have a friend who says the best boyfriends are ones with intimidating, good-looking older brothers. The boyfriends try harder because they're so insecure. Maybe I'm the female equivalent.”

Source : Interview with Hector de la Manzana, believermag.com. March 1, 2003.
“We have spent the best part of the past century enthusiastically testing the world to utter destruction; not looking closely enough at the long-term impact our actions will have.”
“Trust me, I'm telling you stories.”
“It's never felt more Canadian to be Canadian than it does now.”
“Yes, religion and politics do mix. America is a nation based on biblical principles. Christian values dominate our government. The test of those values is the Bible. Politicians who do not use the bible to guide their public and private lives do not belong in office.”

Source : "Watch the Right: The Amazing Rise of Beverly LaHaye" by Connie Page (Ms. magazine), February 1987.
“My objective is that before the end of the millennium Europe should have a true federation. The Commission should become a political executive which can define essential common interests...responsible before the European Parliament and before the nation-states represented how you will, by the European Council or by a second chamber of national parliaments.”

Source : "Delors: Inside the House that Jacques Built". Book by Charles Grant, 1994.

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