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And here we could talk about the Plato’s Cave thing for a while—the Veg-O-Matic of metaphors—it slices! it dices!”
Allegory of the cave
“How they must have thought their efforts and adventures over, only to have to pick up their burdens again. How often, I realized now as an adult in my standard thirties, how often that is the case in all of our lives.”
― The Rise of Endymion
― The Rise of Endymion
“Vanilla, as a spice, is expensive, complex and fulfilling, and those who live that life are worthy of respect.”
― Playing Well With Others
― Playing Well With Others
“AIDS II was a human plague disease back long before the Hegira,” said Johnny. “It disabled the immune system. This … virus … works the same with an AI.”
― Hyperion
― Hyperion
“Das Messer sitzt mir an der Kehle. The knife is at my throat; I am face-to-face with doom.”
― Cryptonomicon
― Cryptonomicon
“And it’s a fine wake I’ll be wanting, with the best of everything, and beautiful women shedding tears and their clothes in their distress, and brave men lamenting and telling fine tales of me in my great days.”
― American Gods
― American Gods
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