“Happier are all men than the dwellers in Faerie – or the gods, for that matter…Better a life like a falling star, bright across the dark, than a deathlessness that can see naught above or beyond itself…the day draws nigh when Faerie shall fade, the Erlking himself shrink to a woodland sprite and then to nothing, and the gods go under. And the worst of it is, I cannot believe it wrong that the immortals will not live forever.”
Quote by Poul Anderson
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Poul Anderson
Poul Anderson was an American science fiction author known for his rich imagination and profound insights into science fiction. His works span a wide range of genres from space opera to hard science fiction, having a profound impact on the development of science fiction literature. more
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