Paradox - On the Brink of Eternity Quotes

“At some point, the gluons will no longer be able to hold the quarks together, and the hadrons will decay. Which will mean the end of matter in this universe.”
― Phillip P. Peterson, Paradox - On the Brink of Eternity

“I can tell you from experience, the opportunities you ignored will be your greatest regret.”
― Phillip P. Peterson, Paradox - On the Brink of Eternity

“A good overview of the Fermi paradox can be found in Stephen Webb’s book, If the Universe is Teeming with Aliens . . . Where is Everybody?: Fifty Solutions to the Fermi Paradox and the Problem of Extraterrestrial Life. Other books on the topic I can recommend are The Eerie Silence by Paul Davies and Deep Future, a non-fiction book by science-fiction author Stephen Baxter.”
― Phillip P. Peterson, Paradox - On the Brink of Eternity

“Our creators abandoned their corporeality. They added themselves to a transcendency that is linked to our consciousness. Their essence is stored in the structure’s network. Along with many other intelligent life-forms that developed under our custody and also became transcendent.”
― Phillip P. Peterson, Paradox - On the Brink of Eternity

“Then what are we waiting for? The situation has changed drastically. Nobody expected something like this. A force field around our entire solar system? Nobody’s going to believe us. Fucking insane. We need to pass on the information, and we need directives from Houston. And I’d still like to know what happened to the goddamn stars, David!”
― Phillip P. Peterson, Paradox - On the Brink of Eternity

“David looked at his monitor, which was still showing an image of Earth as a blueish star. “According to the zoo theory, aliens reached our galaxy long ago. They’re observing us secretly, the way we sometimes observe animals on Earth.” He paused for a moment to let his words sink in. “And maybe they don’t want us to escape from our enclosure.”
― Phillip P. Peterson, Paradox - On the Brink of Eternity

“The cable networks would love it. Two million dollars to postpone the launch because David Holmes, the great astronaut, had peed in his pants.”
― Phillip P. Peterson, Paradox - On the Brink of Eternity

“Look at me, the great big astronaut about to go into a rocket for the first time, half-naked and wearing a diaper.”
― Phillip P. Peterson, Paradox - On the Brink of Eternity

“tag on the breast pocket of the guard’s uniform read “Jeff.” He stared at David through the front window, access card in one hand, barcode scanner in the other. David shook his head incredulously. “There must be some mistake—something’s wrong. You let me through yesterday.”
― Phillip P. Peterson, Paradox - On the Brink of Eternity