Space Opera Quotes
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“A celestial wizard doesn’t destroy celestial bodies. She bends them.”
― Borealis: A Worldmaker of Yand Novel
― Borealis: A Worldmaker of Yand Novel
“When you call a ghetto a cordon, does it become a village?”
― Borealis: A Worldmaker of Yand Novel
― Borealis: A Worldmaker of Yand Novel
“Sunny, a silver boy of nine, daydreams of rescuing two princesses: “The princesses’ savior was a gallant knight. No! A prince! The valiant prince was surprisingly young. And silvered.”
― Borealis: A Worldmaker of Yand Novel
― Borealis: A Worldmaker of Yand Novel
“Brother Cavil:
In all your travels, have you ever seen a star go supernova? ...
I have. I saw a star explode and send out the building blocks of the Universe. Other stars, other planets and eventually other life. A supernova! Creation itself! I was there. I wanted to see it and be part of the moment. And you know how I perceived one of the most glorious events in the universe? With these ridiculous gelatinous orbs in my skull! With eyes designed to perceive only a tiny fraction of the EM spectrum. With ears designed only to hear vibrations in the air. ...
I don't want to be human! I want to see gamma rays! I want to hear X-rays! And I want to - I want to smell dark matter! Do you see the absurdity of what I am? I can't even express these things properly because I have to - I have to conceptualize complex ideas in this stupid limiting spoken language! But I know I want to reach out with something other than these prehensile paws! And feel the wind of a supernova flowing over me! I'm a machine! And I can know much more! I can experience so much more. But I'm trapped in this absurd body! And why? Because my five creators thought that God wanted it that way!”
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In all your travels, have you ever seen a star go supernova? ...
I have. I saw a star explode and send out the building blocks of the Universe. Other stars, other planets and eventually other life. A supernova! Creation itself! I was there. I wanted to see it and be part of the moment. And you know how I perceived one of the most glorious events in the universe? With these ridiculous gelatinous orbs in my skull! With eyes designed to perceive only a tiny fraction of the EM spectrum. With ears designed only to hear vibrations in the air. ...
I don't want to be human! I want to see gamma rays! I want to hear X-rays! And I want to - I want to smell dark matter! Do you see the absurdity of what I am? I can't even express these things properly because I have to - I have to conceptualize complex ideas in this stupid limiting spoken language! But I know I want to reach out with something other than these prehensile paws! And feel the wind of a supernova flowing over me! I'm a machine! And I can know much more! I can experience so much more. But I'm trapped in this absurd body! And why? Because my five creators thought that God wanted it that way!”
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“As a rule of thumb, it was always safer if the Commander-in-Chief formulated a risky plan.”
― Forced Mate
― Forced Mate
“Space opera, as every reader doubtless knows, is a pejorative term often applied to a story that has an element of adventure. Over the decades, brilliant and talented new writers appear, receiving great acclaim, and each and every one of them can be expected to write at least one article stating flatly that the day of space opera is over and done, thank goodness, and that henceforth these crude tales of interplanetary nonsense will be replaced by whatever type of story that writer happens to favor — closet dramas, psychological dramas, sex dramas, etc., but by God important dramas, containing nothing but Big Thinks. Ten years late, the writer in question may or may not still be around, but the space opera can be found right where it always was, sturdily driving its dark trade in heroes.”
― The Best of Planet Stories 1
― The Best of Planet Stories 1
“I saw the Earth, yes. I saw the colors so magnificent, so vivid, so real. It was hope so large and round, green and blue.”
― Unbreathable
― Unbreathable
“The monsters don't live in the belly of the world like they all say. The monsters live inside of us. We make the monsters.”
― The Stars Are Legion
― The Stars Are Legion
“Meanwhile here I am- Earthborn woman, a mere barbaric maula, geting deeper into Imperial Space with each passing light second. I should be trembling with fear, I suppouse.
No. Let the Emperor tremble. Laylah is here!”
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No. Let the Emperor tremble. Laylah is here!”
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“I have spent my life battling monsters. It was only in realizing that I was the monster, and choosing to destroy her, that I could save the world.”
― The Stars Are Legion
― The Stars Are Legion
“Nightside, cities glistened in chains, and a spray of tinkertoy habitats girdled the planet. Gossamer starbridges reached from the equator towards orbit.”
― Revelation Space
― Revelation Space
“Evil occurs because we are insufficient to challenge it. Too weak to stop it at the gates, too blind to see it bubbling within. Were we all angels in our virtue and heroes in our capacity, we might hold all chaos at bay, might stop even the unkindling of the stars. Yet we are but men.”
― Ashes of Man
― Ashes of Man
“Okazja może się pojawić w pojawić w mgnieniu oka, ale może też dojrzewać tysiąc lat. Musimy być zawsze przygotowani, by wziąć to, co jest nasze. - generał Agamemnon, Nowe pamiętniki”
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“Jest nagim faktem to, że stosunki między ludźmi się zmieniają. Nic nie jest nigdy całkowicie trwałe, nawet po godzinie. Zawsze zdarzają się subtelne różnice, zmiany i dostosowania, które trzeba brać pod uwagę. Żadne dwa momenty nie są nigdy pod jakimkolwiek względem dokładnie takie same. - Serena Butler, Obserwacje”
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“Legenda może być zarówno pomocą pedagogiczną, jaki zagrożeniem - nie tylko dla tych, którzy się nią kierują, ale także dla osoby, która jest otoczona jest tą legendą. - Chirox, Dzienniki uczniów mistrza miecza”
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“Czasami granica między męstwem a brawurą jest niedostrzegalna. - Zufa Cenva, Wspomnienia z dżihadu”
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“Ciało może podlegać prawom rządzącym materią, ale umysł nie jest nimi skrępowany. Myśli pokonują granice mózgu. - kogitor Vidad, Myśli ze sprzyjającej obiektywności samotni”
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“Czas. Zawsze mamy go za mało albo za dużo - nigdy dosyć. - Norma Cenva, prywatne dzienniki laboratoryjne”
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“Są niezliczone sposoby śmierci. Najgorszym jest przeminąć bez celu. - Serena Butler, ostatnia wiadomość dla Xaviera Harkonnena”
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“Początkiem uzdrowienia jest uruchomienie zdolności regeneracji, bez względu na to, czy mamy do czynienia z organizmem fizycznym czy też jego różnymi formami społecznymi i politycznymi. - doktor Radżid Suk, Notatki z pól bitewnych”
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“Moim największym błędem było to, że wierzyłem, iż samodzielnie podejmuję decyzje. Nawet najbardziej spostrzegawczy człowiek może nie zauważyć sznurków, za pomocą których ktoś kieruje nim jak marionetką. - Xavier Harkonnen, prywatny list do Voriana Atrydy”
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“Ludzkość zawsze niestrudzenie poszukiwała wiedzy, uważając ją za prawdziwy skarb. Są jednak wyjątki od tego, rzeczy, których nikt nigdy nie powinien się uczyć robić. - kogitor Kwyna, archiwa Miasta Introspekcji”
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“Gwiżdżę na historię. Zrobię to, co jest słuszne. - primero Xavier Harkonnen, list do Voriana Atrydy”
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“Zasadnicze znaczenie ma wybór odpowiedniego momentu, zwłaszcza przy opracowaniu elementu zaskoczenia. - Vorian Atryda, Wspomnienia bez wstydu”
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“Noc jest dziurą w dniu wczorajszym i tunelem prowadzącym do jutra. - zensunnicka poezja ognia”
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