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“It was possible at last to hear the silence to appreciate that there was a silence, deep and potent, out there beyond the pretension of the light.”

Quote by Robert Charles Wilson

Book:The Chronoliths

Work

The Chronoliths

In this science fiction novel, a series of enigmatic objects known as chronoliths begin to appear throughout the world, each capable of altering the flow of time. The story follows the efforts of a diverse group of individuals as they grapple with the implications of these powerful artifacts, which challenge the very fabric of reality and human understanding. more

Author

Robert Charles Wilson

Robert Charles Wilson is a Canadian science fiction author born on December 15, 1953. His works are known for their profound philosophical insights and complex narrative structures, with notable titles including 'Blindness' and 'The Chronology of Time'. more

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“I believed there were no Hypotheticals in the sense of consciously acting agents - conscious entities. There was only the process. The needles of evolution, endlessly knitting.”

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“These movies belonged to the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries that period of great, unsustainable, and hedonistic prosperity, driven by the burning of Earth's reserves of perishable oil, which culminated in the False Tribulation, and the wars, and the plagues, and the painful dwindling of inflated populations to more reasonable numbers.”

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“I suppose the pursuit of fashion has always carried a price, monetary or otherwise.”

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“Since Deacon Hollingshead's arrival in town last July the Dominion had been hard at work, cleansing New York City of moral corruption. "Corruption" is a popular word with the enthusiasts of the Dominion, usually uttered as a prelude to the knife, the docket, or the noose.”

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“What had been released into the desert vacuum and starry oases of the galaxy was the inexorable logic of reproduction and natural selection. What followed was parasitism, predation, symbiosis, interdependency chaos, complexity, life.”

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Book:Vortex

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