K-Pax Quotes

“Education stems from the desire to learn. With that, you don't need schools. Without it, all the schools in the UNIVERSE are useless.”
― Gene Brewer, K-Pax

“Most humans subscribe to the policy of 'an eye for an eye, a life for a life'. Many of your religions are famous for this formula, which is well known throughout the UNIVERSE for its stupidity. Your christ and your buddah had a different vision, but nobody paid any attention to them, not even the christians and buddhists.”
― Gene Brewer, K-Pax

“Mental illness is often in the eye of the beholder. Too often on this PLANET it refers to those who think and act differently from the majority.”
― Gene Brewer, K-Pax

“Most human beings I've met have a rather negative opinion of science. They think it is dull and abstruse, possibly even dangerous. But everyone, even on EARTH, is a scientist, really, whether he realizes it or not. Anyone who has ever watched and wondered how a bird flies, or a leaf unfurls, or concluded anything on the basis of his own observations, is a scientist. Science is a part of life.”
― Gene Brewer, K-Pax

“There is only one truth. Truth is absolute. You can’t escape it, no matter how far you run.”
― Gene Brewer, K-Pax: A Novel

“Is it any duller than on EARTH? Whose inhabitants spend most of their lives trying to get laid, watching sitcoms on television, and grunting for money?”
― Gene Brewer, K-Pax: A Novel

“Education stems from the desire to learn. With that, you don’t need schools. Without it, all the schools in the UNIVERSE are useless.”
― Gene Brewer, K-Pax: A Novel