The Persistence of Vision Quotes

“I had thought Chicago was inevitable, like diarrhea.”
― John Varley, The Persistence of Vision

“She assigned task forces to look into solutions of each aspect of their project: law, science, social planning, design, buying, logistics, construction.”
― John Varley, The Persistence of Vision

“I decided to use my freedom from the time clock to see the world. I had ideas of stowing away to Japan. I was forty-seven years old and might not get another chance to be irresponsible.”
― John Varley, The Persistence of Vision

“Murder was not suspected that time. The bank, upon hearing of my-no, her-death, started a clone from the tissue sample I had left with my recording. Six lunations later, a copy of me was infused with my memories and told that she had just died. She had been shaken, but seemed to be adjusting well when she, too, was killed.”
― John Varley, The Persistence of Vision

“Good luck to you both. Please take care of each other, you mean a lot to me. And don’t forget to write.”
― John John, The Persistence of Vision