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“I have always lived in a world in which I'm just a spot in history. My life is not the important point. I'm just part of the continuum, and that continuum, to me, is a marvelous thing. The history of life, and the history of the planet, should go on and on and on and on. I cannot conceive of anything in the universe that has more meaning than that." [Sheri S. Tepper: Speaking to the Universe, Locus Magazine, September 1998]”

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Sheri S. Tepper

Sheri S. Tepper was an American science fiction author known for her profound ecological and philosophical themes. Her works often explore environmental, social justice, and human behavior issues, and are praised for their unique narrative style and rich imagination. more

“The case for the humanities is not hard to make, though it can be difficult--to such an extent have we been marginalized, so long have we acceded to that marginalization--not to sound either defensive or naive. The humanities, done right, are the crucible in which our evolving notions of what it means to be fully human are put to the test; they teach us, incrementally, endlessly, not what to do, but how to be. Their method is confrontational, their domain unlimited, their "product" not truth but the reasoned search for truth, their "success" something very much like Frost's momentary stay against confusion.”

Life Truth Humanity Essays Humanities

Book:Essays from the Nick of Time: Reflections and Refutations

Source: Essays from the Nick of Time: Reflections and Refutations

“There is a self-destructive program running in the consciousness of humanity, and we must write a new program.”

Humanity Consciousness Destruction

Book:Voice of Reason

Source: Voice of Reason

“People who wouldn't dream of drowning a puppy in a barrel full of water think nothing of killing a fish the same slow way.”

Humanity Moral Wess Har

Book:Matriarch

Source: Matriarch