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Jack

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Jack’s Quotes

“Unfortunately,” he said, “we have short memories. Most heroes are forgotten by the next news cycle.”
― Jack McDevitt, Coming Home

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“If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, Infinite. For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things thro' narrow chinks of his cavern.”
― William Blake, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell

tags: infinity, perception

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“Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.”
― Voltaire

tags: answers, man, questions, thinking

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“Few people achieve greatness. One reason is that the opportunity, for the vast majority of us, never even shows up. Another is that if it does, it will inevitably look like a long shot. And the temptation invariably is to play it safe.”
― Jack McDevitt, Coming Home

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“To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour.”
― William Blake, Auguries of Innocence

tags: inspirational, wonder

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If you like space opera: an epic scale adventure through the galaxy with military battles, interplanetary politics, realistic interpersonal relationsh ...more

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A place for those who walk the green forests of Middle Earth, cross the pale sands of Arrakis, sail the blue waters of Earthsea, slip among the shadow ...more

Sci-Fi, fantasy and speculative Indie Authors Review — 1832 members — last activity Feb 17, 2026 05:31PM
Are you an Indie Author? Self-published or published by an Indie publisher? Do you enjoy discovering new books and new authors? Or are you just mad ab ...more

Alternate Realities: A Scifi Book Club — 441 members — last activity Jan 27, 2026 03:32PM
Online book club discussion of Scifi books. We will pick a book to read each month through polls, so be sure to vote. Hopefully we broaden our reading ...more

Indie Book Club — 1639 members — last activity Feb 16, 2026 12:32PM
This group was made as a place to discuss books by indie authors and allow them to pitch their books to an interested audience.

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