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What do all our accomplishments matter, if they do not last beyond our lifetimes?
All anyone wants is to be remembered by the next generation in the family.
“No greater love hath a man than he lay down his life for his brother. Not for millions, not for glory, not for fame. For one person, in the dark where no one will ever know or see.”
― Babylon 5: The Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski, Vol. 5
― Babylon 5: The Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski, Vol. 5
“The future is all around us, waiting in moments of transition to be born in moments of revelation. No one knows the shape of the future or where it will take us. We know only that it is always born in pain.”
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“Culture is like a smog. To live
within it, you must breathe some of it in and, inevitably, be
contaminated.”
― Altered Carbon
within it, you must breathe some of it in and, inevitably, be
contaminated.”
― Altered Carbon
“For all that we have done, as a civilization, as individuals, the universe is not stable, and nor is any single thing within it. Stars consume themselves, the universe itself rushes apart, and we ourselves are composed of matter in constant flux. Colonies of cells in temporary alliance, replicating and decaying and housed within, an incandescent cloud of electrical impulse and precariously stacked carbon code memory. This is reality, this is self knowledge, and the perception of it will, of course, make you dizzy.”
― Altered Carbon
― Altered Carbon
“And one thing you would never want to do is keep your children away from any Tree of Knowledge. How could you punish someone for learning right from wrong, especially when they didn't know right from wrong when they did it? It is a sin to punish someone for learning, and that is something only an imaginary God would do. Instead, your people should grow an orchard of those trees, and eat of that fruit as a staple of their diet. Because whether as a God or simply as a parent, your greatest hope for your children would be that they will know right from wrong, and rather than worship you, and remain under you, you want them to surpass you. You want them to ascend above you, and achieve wisdom beyond the gods.”
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