“It was the essence of life to disbelieve in death for one's self, to act as if life would continue forever. And life had to act also as if little issues were big ones. To take a realistic attitude toward life and death meant that one lapsed into unreality. Into insanity. It was ironic that the only way to keep one's sanity was to ignore that one was in an insane world or to act as if the world were sane.” IfsWorldWayLittlesSelfBigsAttitudeForeverIssuesEssenceInsaneInsanityLife And DeathRealisticSanityIronicSaneUnrealityEssence Of LifeInsane World Author:Philip Jose Farmer
“The way is open, comrades, free as Space Alone is free. The only gold is love, A coin that we have minted from the light Of others who have cared for us on Earth And who have deposited in us the power That nerves our nerves to seize the burning stars.” WayLifeLightEarthStarsSpaceGoldBurningNervesCoinsComrade Author:Philip Jose Farmer
“Despite my vast interest in other universes and new ideas and space, travel and time travel, which by the way I think is impossible, the basic thing is human character, which is the main thing of most writers.” ThinkingWayWritingHumansIdeasCharacterUniverseInterestSpaceImpossibleDespiteTime TravelNew IdeasSpace TravelBasic ThingsInterest In Others Author:Philip Jose Farmer