Jakob Karsten

“There is a fullness and calmness there which can come only from knowing pain.”
― Dan Simmons, Hyperion

“To be a true poet is to become God.
I tried to explain this to my friends on Heaven's Gate. 'Piss, shit,' I said. 'Asshole motherfucker, goddamn shit goddamn. Cunt. Pee-pee cunt. Goddamn!'
They shook their heads and smiled, and walked away. Great poets are rarely understood in their own day.”
― Dan Simmons, Hyperion

“Without me, she would not eat. Without her, I would not live.”
― Pierce Brown, Red Rising

“Who was Hitler?' I said.
Tyrena smiled slightly. 'An Old Earth politician who did some writing.”
― Dan Simmons, Hyperion