Gene Brewer > Quotes

“Education stems from the desire to learn. With that, you don't need schools. Without it, all the schools in the UNIVERSE are useless.”
― Gene Brewer, K-Pax

“A false hope gives only false comfort.”
― Gene Brewer, K-PAX The Trilogy

“Why do human beings have the peculiar impression that belief is the same as truth?"
"Because sometimes the truth hurts. Sometimes we need to believe in a better truth."
"What better truth can there be than truth?”
― Gene Brewer, K-PAX The Trilogy

“Most humans subscribe to the policy of 'an eye for an eye, a life for a life'. Many of your religions are famous for this formula, which is well known throughout the UNIVERSE for its stupidity. Your christ and your buddah had a different vision, but nobody paid any attention to them, not even the christians and buddhists.”
― Gene Brewer, K-Pax

“Mental illness is often in the eye of the beholder. Too often on this PLANET it refers to those who think and act differently from the majority.”
― Gene Brewer, K-Pax

“Most human beings I've met have a rather negative opinion of science. They think it is dull and abstruse, possibly even dangerous. But everyone, even on EARTH, is a scientist, really, whether he realizes it or not. Anyone who has ever watched and wondered how a bird flies, or a leaf unfurls, or concluded anything on the basis of his own observations, is a scientist. Science is a part of life.”
― Gene Brewer, K-Pax

“They are but children.”
― Gene Brewer, K-PAX The Trilogy

“Is it any duller than on EARTH? Whose inhabitants spend most of their lives trying to get laid, watching sitcoms on television, and grunting for money?”
― Gene Brewer, K-Pax: A Novel

“Education stems from the desire to learn. With that, you don’t need schools. Without it, all the schools in the UNIVERSE are useless.”
― Gene Brewer, K-Pax: A Novel

“There is only one truth. Truth is absolute. You can’t escape it, no matter how far you run.”
― Gene Brewer, K-Pax: A Novel

“Any beings who would destroy another world always destroy themselves first.”
― Gene Brewer

“Prot: I'm not tired.
Brewer: I am.
Prot: Perhaps you're getting too much sleep. All your beings seem to sleep a lot. Is that because it's so awful to be awake?”
― Gene Brewer, K-PAX REDUX: A PLAY, SCREENPLAY, AND A REPORT