“To see something marvelous with your own eyes-that's wonderful enough. But when two of you see it, two of you together, holding hands, holding each other close, knowing that you'll both have that memory for the rest of your lives, but that each of you will only ever hold only have an incomplete half of it, and that it won't ever really exist as a whole until you're together, talking or thinking about that moment ...that's worth more than one plus one. It's worth four, or eight, or some number so large we can't even imagine it.”
Quote by Alastair Reynolds
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Alastair Reynolds
Alastair Reynolds is a British science fiction author known for his complex cosmic backgrounds and profound philosophical reflections. His works often explore the position of humans in the universe and the ethical boundaries of technology. more
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Source: Essays in Religion and Morality
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