“For with each bite he tasted not just the irresistible sweetness of the dessert, but the deliciously agonizing negative flavor of all the imagined foodstuffs that he could have bought with that nickel instead—a turkey leg the size of his forearm, or a milkshake with a pair of deep red strawberries floating on its surface. The single relinquished nickel sat in the custard seller's till, its gold transmuted back to lead.” RegretMetaphorPossibilitiesDissatisfactionDexter PalmerThe Dream Of Perpetual Motion Book:The Dream of Perpetual Motion Source: The Dream of Perpetual Motion
“The constant clamor of the booths and barkers served as an exhausting reminder that he had to choose a fate, and that no matter which fate he chose he could be certain that it would not be the best, that in other timelines rendered inaccessible with each spent coin, other versions of himself would be having more fun, or winning golden ribbons, or becoming taller. The thought was unbearable.” ChoicesVersionsChoicePossibilitiesOverwhelmedOverloadDexter PalmerThe Dream Of Perpetual Motion Book:The Dream of Perpetual Motion Source: The Dream of Perpetual Motion
“As an act of goodwill you must sacrifice all the futures you might have for the one that he designs for you.” SacrificeFuturePossibilitiesDexter PalmerThe Dream Of Perpetual Motion Book:The Dream of Perpetual Motion Source: The Dream of Perpetual Motion
“We want all possible things made actual, the perpetual possibility of perfection, the best of all futures all at once.” PerfectionPossibilitiesDexter PalmerThe Dream Of Perpetual MotionFutures Book:The Dream of Perpetual Motion Source: The Dream of Perpetual Motion