Walter M. Miller Jr.
Born: 01-22-1923
Walter M. Miller Jr. was an influential American science fiction writer, best known for his acclaimed novel "A Canticle for Leibowitz," which won the Hugo Award in 1961. Born in 1923, Miller's experiences as a World War II bomber crew member deeply influenced his writing. Despite publishing relatively few works, his exploration of themes like faith, science, and humanity left a lasting impact on the genre.
Book summaries for books written by Walter M. Miller Jr.
Quotes
You don't have a soul, doctor. You are a soul. You have a body, temporarily.
You can't have a light without a dark to stick it in.
You don't have to believe in God, but you should believe in the Book.
The closer men came to perfecting for themselves a paradise, the more impatient they became with it, and with themselves as well.
You see, it's been our misfortune to have the wrong religion. Why didn't we have the religion of the Japanese, who regard sacrifice for the Fatherland as the highest good?
If you try to save wisdom until you're old, there isn't any wisdom left to save. You've got to start young, and keep it with you.
In the presence of eternity, the mountains are as transient as the clouds.
You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once.
You see, the only thing I can think of that would make people work together is mutual self-interest.
I think some of the most wonderful people are the ones who don't fit into boxes.
You can't study the darkness by flooding it with light.
You know, it's a long time since I've been in a confession box, but I imagine it's a lot more comfortable than this.