"Something was comforting about strangersâ€”it seemed like they would exist forever as the same, unknowable mass."

-- Megan Boyle

#Forever Quotes #Comforting Quotes #Stranger Quotes

“Science fiction has always had a dark side. There has been a touch of the irrational and absurd in the genre from the very beginning.”
“Hedonic Engineering -- The human nervous system studying and improving itself: intelligence studying and improving intelligence. Why be depressed, dumb, and agitated when you can be happy, smart, and tranquil?”
“My favorite sci-fi always uses its hook to amplify some bigger theme or idea - some emotional thrust.”
“If somebody hurts you, it's okay to cry a river, just remember to build a bridge and get over it.”
“It is cool to make a pilot because you get to do all the fun stuff, and then you get to leave when all the tough stuff starts.”
“I'm addicted to silence and privacy; I wallow in it.”
“O Oysters,' said the Carpenter, You've had a pleasant run! Shall we be trotting home again?' But answer came there none - And this was scarcely odd, because They'd eaten every one.”
“Everything that happened to you is a page that's been turned and is done with.”

Source : Alaa Al Aswany (2004). “The Yacoubian Building”, p.192, I.B.Tauris

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