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“But who names a starship the Icarus? What kind of man possess that much hubris, that he dares it to fall?”
― These Broken Stars
― These Broken Stars
“Like Achilles, the hero who forgot his heel, or like Icarus who, flying close to the sun, forgot that his wings were made of wax, we should be wary when triumphant ideas seem unassailable, for then there is all the more reason to predict their downfall.”
― The Romance of Religion: Fighting for Goodness, Truth, and Beauty
― The Romance of Religion: Fighting for Goodness, Truth, and Beauty
“Everyone forgets Icarus also flew.”
― Refusing Heaven: Poems
― Refusing Heaven: Poems
“Show me a hero, and I'll write you a tragedy.”
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“Never regret thy fall,
O Icarus of the fearless flight
For the greatest tragedy of them all
Is never to feel the burning light.”
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O Icarus of the fearless flight
For the greatest tragedy of them all
Is never to feel the burning light.”
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