Max Holzheu

“You can’t maintain discipline that way.” Mallow said icily, “I can. There’s no merit in discipline under ideal circumstances. I’ll have it in the face of death, or it’s useless.”
― Isaac Asimov, Foundation

“Any allegiance to a deity or concept or universal principal which put obedience above decent behavior toward an innocent human being evil. ”
― Dan Simmons

“If you’re not aware that you’re not supposed to be able do something, the barriers to doing it are dramatically lessened.”
― Sam Zell, Am I Being Too Subtle?: Straight Talk From a Business Rebel

“Sarai had treasured every stage of Rachel's childhood, enjoying the day-to-day normalcy of things; a normalcy which she quietly accepted as the best of life. She had always felt that the essence of human experience lay not primarily in the peak experiences, the wedding days and triumphs which stood out in the memory like dates circled in red on old calendars, but, rather, in the unself-conscious flow of little things - the weekend afternoon with each member of the family engaged in his or her own pursuit, their crossings and connections casual, dialogues imminently forgettable, but the sum of such hours creating a synergy which was important and eternal.”
― Dan Simmons, Hyperion