J.P. Landau > Quotes

“Let’s concentrate instead on a three-story house called Earth. From time to time, a pea crashes against one of its walls. Big deal. Yes. Last time it did, three-quarters of all living things were no more.”
― J.P. Landau, Oceanworlds

“Seemingly impossible odds do not dictate history, only inform it.”
― J.P. Landau, Oceanworlds

“Even after 400 generations in villages and cities, we haven’t forgotten. The open road still softly calls, like a nearly forgotten song of childhood.”
― J.P. Landau, Oceanworlds

“it’s the moment your will to live is conquered by your desperate search for relief.”
― J.P. Landau, Oceanworlds

“Finally, and then I promise to say no more, Carl Sagan said it better than anyone: ‘For all its material advantages, the sedentary life has left us edgy, unfulfilled. Even after 400 generations in villages and cities, we haven’t forgotten. The open road still softly calls, like a nearly forgotten song of childhood. We invest far-off places with a certain romance. This appeal, I suspect, has been meticulously crafted by natural selection as an essential element in our survival. Long summers, mild winters, rich harvests, plentiful game—none of them lasts forever. Your own life, or your band’s, or even your species’ might be owed to a restless few—drawn, by a craving they can hardly articulate or understand, to undiscovered lands and new worlds. Maybe it’s a little early. Maybe the time is not quite yet. But those other worlds—promising untold opportunities—beckon. Silently, they orbit the Sun, waiting.”
― J.P. Landau, Oceanworlds