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Terraforming Mars: Dream or Nightmare? Lessons from My WIP, Seven Planets
Imagine staring up at a rusty red sky, the thin air whipping dust devils across a barren plain, and knowing that humanity’s boldest experiment—turning this alien world into a second home—could take place someday. That’s the Mars I’m currently refining as part of my novel-in-progress, Seven Planets.
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“Exitus acta probat.
“Where did you get the idea that fairness is readily available in the world?”
“Because we strive for it, as humans.”
“No, we don’t. We strive for control of our lives and the world around us.”
― The Celestial Life
“Where did you get the idea that fairness is readily available in the world?”
“Because we strive for it, as humans.”
“No, we don’t. We strive for control of our lives and the world around us.”
― The Celestial Life
“Wait, one question, Director. Some short guy in there said something about your ‘interest in non-verifiable influences.’ What was he talking about?”
She actually laughed. “Paul. Yeah. He does not believe that there is anything more to life than just what we see, measure, and catalog. I believe life and the universe are more complex than that.”
“What? Magic? God? Pantheism?”
“None of your business.”
“Well, for what it’s worth, I prefer controlling my destiny.”
“And how has that worked out for you so far?” With that, she turned and left.”
― The Celestial Life
She actually laughed. “Paul. Yeah. He does not believe that there is anything more to life than just what we see, measure, and catalog. I believe life and the universe are more complex than that.”
“What? Magic? God? Pantheism?”
“None of your business.”
“Well, for what it’s worth, I prefer controlling my destiny.”
“And how has that worked out for you so far?” With that, she turned and left.”
― The Celestial Life
“The universe doesn't deserve any playfulness at the moment.”
― To and Fro Upon the Earth: A Novel
― To and Fro Upon the Earth: A Novel
“I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.”
― The Fellowship of the Ring
― The Fellowship of the Ring
“We read books to find out who we are. What other people, real or imaginary, do and think and feel... is an essential guide to our understanding of what we ourselves are and may become.”
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“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation. From the desperate city you go into the desperate country, and have to console yourself with the bravery of minks and muskrats. A stereotyped but unconscious despair is concealed even under what are called the games and amusements of mankind. There is no play in them, for this comes after work. But it is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things..”
― Civil Disobedience and Other Essays
― Civil Disobedience and Other Essays
“A bit of narcissism here, a bit of sociopathy there. Not enough to keep him from being successful; enough to make everyone around him miserable.”
― To and Fro Upon the Earth: A Novel
― To and Fro Upon the Earth: A Novel
