Area X Quotes

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Jeff Vandermeer
“Be', dipende dai soffitti alti, no? Vedi cose che non esistono. E le cose che vedi sembrano altre cose. Un uccello può essere un pipistrello. Un pipistrello può essere una busta di plastica che vola. Così va il mondo. Vedi una cosa per un'altra. Uccelli-foglie. Pipistrelli-uccelli. Ombre fatte di luci. Rumori accidentali che sembrano più significativi. È sempre così, dovunque vai.”
Jeff VanderMeer, Authority

Jeff Vandermeer
“There had even been an informal group – the Séance & Science Brigade – dedicated to applying ‘empirical reality to paranormal phenomenon.’ … It was the S&SB that had in effect named Area X, identifying that coast as ‘of particular interest’ and calling it ‘Active Site X’ – a name prominent on their science-inspired tarot cards.”
Jeff VanderMeer, Authority
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Jeff Vandermeer
“Area X was all around them. Area X was contained in no one place or figure.”
Jeff VanderMeer, Acceptance
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Jeff Vandermeer
“I hope to find Area X in Area X.”
Jeff VanderMeer, Acceptance
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Jeff Vandermeer
“You tell yourself this is no less or more real than bowling at Chipper's.[...] That this moment is the same as every other moment, that it makes no difference to the atoms, to the air, to the creature whose walls breathe all around you.”
Jeff VanderMeer

Jeff Vandermeer
“Terroir’s direct translation is ‘a sense of place’, and what it means is the sum of the effects of a localized environment, inasmuch as they impact the qualities of a particular product.”
Jeff VanderMeer