quotes

November 27, 2022 by achrilock

“Everyone understood, then, why they had always been warned, in their own interest, to leave watches and other metallic objects outside the conference room.”
— Arthur C. Clarke, ‘Childhood’s End’

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https://achrilock.com/2022/11/1850/

November 25, 2022 by achrilock

“On the way back they sang a number of trueful and reflective songs on the subjects of peace, justice, morality, culture, sport, family life and the obliteration of all other life forms.”
— Douglas Adams, ‘Life, the Universe and Everything’

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https://achrilock.com/2022/11/1831/

November 23, 2022 by achrilock

“And I smiled. And I waited.”
— Dan Simmons, ‘Hyperion’

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https://achrilock.com/2022/11/1806/

November 20, 2022 by achrilock

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https://achrilock.com/2022/11/1775/

November 18, 2022 by achrilock

“I refer you to the classic Happiness Quantified, by van Praag and Ferrer-i-Carbonell, which contains a mathematical analysis helpful in evaluating the raw ingredients of a social situation. It includes a satisfaction calculus that along with a Maslovian hierarchy of needs could be applied to actually existing conditions in the political units under evaluation, using Gini figures and all relevant data to rate the differential between goal and norm, after which one could see if revolutions happened at predictable shear points or were more nonlinear.”
— Kim Stanley Robinson, ‘2312’

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https://achrilock.com/2022/11/1722/

November 16, 2022 by achrilock

“Travel’s a bitch. Even when it’s a once-in-a-lifetime vacation.
You leak money like a sieve. You’re jet-lagged. You’re exhausted all the time. You’re homesick even though you’re on vacation. But all of those hassles pale in comparison to the food.
I see it all the time here. Tourists love to sample our local cuisine. Problem is: Our cuisine sucks. It’s made of algae and artificial flavors. Within a few days the Americans want pizza, the French want wine, and the Japanese want rice. Food makes you comfortable. It’s how you recenter.”
— Andy Weir, ‘Artemis’

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https://achrilock.com/2022/11/1673/

November 15, 2022 by achrilock

“They cower in what they think is safety when they could do so much. They serve when they could rule, let men fight wars when they could bring order to the world.”
— Robert Jordan, ‘The Great Hunt’

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https://achrilock.com/2022/11/1658/

November 14, 2022 by achrilock

“An expression flashed across Anaander’s face. Fear, maybe. Or possibly anger. ‘All right, Station. But we’ll be discussing this further.’
‘If you like,’ said Station, bland as always.”
— Ann Leckie, ‘Ancillary Mercy’

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https://achrilock.com/2022/11/1643/

November 13, 2022 by achrilock

“The Royal Library in Cairhien is one of the greatest in the world, perhaps the greatest outside Tar Valon. The Aiel spared it deliberately, you know, when they burned Cairhien. They will not destroy a book.”
— Robert Jordan, ‘The Great Hunt’

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https://achrilock.com/2022/11/1613/

November 11, 2022 by achrilock

“This is what I said. I said, ‘I would like to say that it is a very great pleasure, honor and privilege for me to open this bridge, but I can’t because my lying circuits are all out of commission. I hate and despise you all. I now declare this hapless cyberstructure open to the unthinking abuse of all who wantonly cross her.’”
— Douglas Adams, ‘Life, the Universe and Everything’

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https://achrilock.com/2022/11/1599/

November 10, 2022 by achrilock

“And underneath, it said, ‘From Stone to Stone run the lines of ‘if,’ between the worlds that might be.’”
— Robert Jordan, ‘The Great Hunt’

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https://achrilock.com/2022/11/1564/

November 7, 2022 by achrilock

“Some trajectories cannot be altered.”
— Christopher Brown, ‘Rule of Capture’

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https://achrilock.com/2022/11/1535/

November 6, 2022 by achrilock

“You will know it when it comes, sheepherder, when the price is worth the gain, and there is no other choice left to you.”
— Robert Jordan, ‘The Great Hunt’

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https://achrilock.com/2022/11/1520/