Furious Gulf Quotes

“He had grown up believing that the universe was hostile to people and in a way that made them important. They were locked in a grand struggle with a great enemy. The truth was a lot worse. The universe did not care at all.”
― Gregory Benford, Furious Gulf

“Escape has two steps: first, separating from the pursuer. Then, distancing yourself from the incident, so nobody suspects the distant hubbub has you as its prey.”
― Gregory Benford, Furious Gulf

“We say that life is a tragedy to those who feel, and a comedy to those who think.”
― Gregory Benford, Furious Gulf

“Logic said it was impossible but logic wasn’t doing too well here lately, was it?”
― Gregory Benford, Furious Gulf: Galactic Centre Book 5

“Immortality is an aim, not a fact.”
― Gregory Benford, Furious Gulf: Galactic Centre Book 5

“Time goes, you say? ah no! Alas, time stays, we go.”
― Gregory Benford, Furious Gulf: Galactic Centre Book 5

“emerges from logic, not desire.”
― Gregory Benford, Furious Gulf: Galactic Centre Book 5

“Maybe it was common for intelligent beings anywhere to think of themselves as the crown of creation—The People—and everybody else as a smart animal at best.”
― Gregory Benford, Furious Gulf: Galactic Centre Book 5