Dan Simmons
Dan Simmons is an acclaimed American author known for his versatile storytelling across genres, including science fiction, horror, and historical fiction. Born in 1948, he gained fame with his Hugo Award-winning novel, "Hyperion." His works often blend rich narratives with philosophical themes, captivating readers worldwide. Simmons' storytelling prowess and imaginative plots have made him a celebrated figure in contemporary literature, with a career spanning over three decades.
Book summaries for books written by Dan Simmons
Quotes
Time, which sees all things, has found you again.
We all have our time machines, don't we? Those that take us back are memories... and those that carry us forward, are dreams.
A poet can write about a man slaying a dragon, but not about a man pushing a button that releases a bomb.
There are no answers, only choices.
Innocents have no place at the game table of the gods.
Good fiction should be truer than journalism and truer than history.
Knowledge is the right to live. It is the elemental force that sparks innovation, ignites discovery, and fuels progress.
Fear is a heartless teacher.
We go on and on, searching for something missing from our lives, never realizing that the only thing missing is us.
The awe, the terror, the mystery of the divine were thrust into the lighted room of my mind.
We have the capability to make ourselves happier than any previous generation. Yet we are often unhappier than those who have known little pleasure.
Each day, we wake slightly altered, and the person we were yesterday is dead. So why, one could say, be afraid of death, when death comes all the time?