"Consider Phlebas" Quotes
A daring space opera that follows the adventure of an agent caught in the midst of an intergalactic war.
science fiction | 471 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
The very existence of libraries affords the best evidence that we may yet have hope for the future of man.
Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in can hope to escape.
The past is the only dead thing that smells sweet.
Civilizations were like plants, he told himself; they grew up out of the dirt.
It was nice to be with someone who was prepared to give you the benefit of the doubt, and meant it.
The only thing that matters is that we keep faith with the people we love. We have to learn to live with ourselves.
Understanding is a three-edged sword: your side, their side, and the truth.
There's no point in killing yourself over something you can't do anything about.
Most people make up their minds before they actually think.
Love is not the dying moan of a distant violin... it's the triumphant twang of a bedspring.
