“She had studied the universe all her life, but had overlooked its clearest message: For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.”
― Contact
― Contact
“Dan, I'm not a Republic serial villain. Do you seriously think I'd explain my master-stroke if there remained the slightest chance of you affecting its outcome? I did it thirty-five minutes ago.”
― Watchmen
― Watchmen
“You know the opinion of Cervantes? He said that reading a translation is like examining the back of a piece of tapestry.”
― Contact
― Contact
“I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend.”
― The Two Towers
― The Two Towers
“To Vik Lovell who told me dragons did not exist, then led me to their lairs ...”
― One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
― One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
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