Simona Bălan

“Sane people don't sacrifice children on the altar of probability. That's not science, it's superstition.”
― Stephen King, The Institute

“I think there are events of another category that are likewise not fixed in a causal chain: acts of volition. Free will is a kind of miracle; when we make a genuine choice, we bring about a result that cannot be reduced to the workings of physical law. Every act of volition is, like the creation of the universe, a first cause.”
― Ted Chiang, Omphalos

“Maybe the world has run out of room for monsters... or maybe... they're just getting harder to recognize.”
― Alan Moore, Swamp Thing, Vol. 1: Saga of the Swamp Thing

“The thing’s hollow—it goes on forever—and—oh my God!—it’s full of stars!”
― Arthur C. Clarke, 2001: A Space Odyssey