Daniele Purrone

“Man is no island. We need those who love us. We need those who hate us. We need others to tether us to life, to give us a reason to live, to feel.”
― Pierce Brown, Morning Star

“There’s no record in the history of the Galaxy of any society being so foolish as to use nuclear explosions as a weapon of war.”
― Isaac Asimov, Foundation's Edge

“Anyone who displays a capacity for double-dealing must forever be suspected of being capable of displaying it again.”
― Isaac Asimov, Foundation's Edge

“Greatness is a transitory experience. It is never consistent. It depends in part upon the myth-making imagination of humankind. The person who experiences greatness must have a feeling for the myth he is in. He must reflect what is projected upon him. And he must have a strong sense of the sardonic. This is what uncouples him from belief in his own pretensions. The sardonic is all that permits him to move within himself. Without this quality, even occasional greatness will destroy a man.”
― Frank Herbert, Dune