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“Fortitudine vincimus—“By endurance we conquer.”
― Alfred Lansing, Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

“Make time for civilization, for civilization won't make time.”
― Liu Cixin, The Dark Forest

“we take our victories where we find them, and accept our defeats with grace and patience.”
― Alastair Reynolds, Inhibitor Phase

“Mere existence is already the result of incredible luck. Such was the case on Earth in the past, and such has always been the case in this cruel universe. But at some point, humanity began to develop the illusion that they’re entitled to life, that life can be taken for granted.”
― Liu Cixin, Death's End