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“Also, in the dismal Cold Waste, any man treasures illusions, though knowing them almost certainly to be such.”

Book:Swords Against Wizardry

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Swords Against Wizardry

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Fritz Leiber

Fritz Leiber was an American film writer known for his fantasy and science fiction works. His unique style and engaging storytelling have made him a beloved author among readers. more

“Yes, he knew that the god Loki had come out of the flames and possessed him for a while (as Fafhrd had perhaps once been possessed by the god Issek back in Lankhmar) and spoken through his lips the sort of arguments that are so convincing when voiced by a god or delivered in time of war or comparable crisis—and so empty when proclaimed by a mere mortal on any ordinary occasion.”

Rhetoric 1977 Gray Mouser Rime Isle

Book:Swords and Ice Magic

Source: Swords and Ice Magic

“Die Welt des strikten Naturalismus, in der clevere mathematische Gesetze ganz von sich aus das Universum und das Leben ins Dasein rufen, ist reine Science-Fiction. Theorien und Gesetze rufen keine Materie/Energie ins Dasein.”

Naturalismus

Book:God and Stephen Hawking: Whose Design is it Anyway?

Source: God and Stephen Hawking: Whose Design is it Anyway?

“Were half the power that fills the world with terror, Were half the wealth bestowed on camps and courts Given to redeem the human mind from error, There were no need of arsenals or forts.”

Civil War Henry Longfellow Wadsworth Arsenal At Springfield

Author:Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“Sadly as some old mediaeval knight Gazed at the arms he could no longer wield, The sword two-handed and the shining shield Suspended in the hall, and full in sight, While secret longings for the lost delight Of tourney or adventure in the field Came over him, and tears but half concealed Trembled and fell upon his beard of white, So I behold these books upon their shelf, My ornaments and arms of other days; Not wholly useless, though no longer used, For they remind me of my other self, Younger and stronger, and the pleasant ways In which I walked, now clouded and confused.”

Youth Books Adventure Arms Longing Chivalry Knight Knighthood Wadsworth

Book:The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Source: The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“I realised that I had become too introverted. When you are the person everyone comes to in an isolated area, you have no-one to discuss things with. It's good up to a point but dreadful in a way. You simply have to have the corners rubbed off you and have criticism that's pretty cruel if you are to toe the line.”

Pottery New Zealand Art History Women S Biography New Zealand Biography New Zealand Arts Education

Author:Theresa Sjoquist

“Later in life the force of abstinence was to really be understood and my parent's problems became very clear. When will man appreciate his pleasures and respect them enough to indulge in moderation?”

Pottery New Zealand Art History Women S Biography Yvonne Rust New Zealand Arts Education Arts Biography

Book:Yvonne Rust: Maverick Spirit

Source: Yvonne Rust: Maverick Spirit

“I know where I am going now with art. I have found myself. Yvonne Rust 1994, aged 72.”

Pottery New Zealand Art History New Zealand Biography New Zealand Art Education Womens Biography

Author:Theresa Sjoquist

“The others would then fall silent and she would continue about doped gallium arsenide detectors, or the ethanol content of the galactic cloud W-3. The quantity of 200-proof alcohol in this single interstellar cloud was more than enough to maintain the present population of the Earth, if every adult were a dedicated alcoholic, for the age of the solar system. The tamada had appreciated the remark.”

Humor Science Alcohol Astronomy

Book:Contact

Source: Contact

“Knowledge is addictive. Keep it up.”

Pottery New Zealand Art History New Zealand Biography Yvonne Rust New Zealand Art Education Womens Biography

Author:Theresa Sjoquist

“When will the human race choose wisely? All know it is just as eventful, if not more so, when the young seek adventure, purpose, and dreams; instead of blaming everyone but themselves if they choose otherwise.”

Biography New Zealand Art History Women S Biography Yvonne Rust New Zealand Artists Arts Biography New Zealand Painter New Zealand Potter

Book:Yvonne Rust: Maverick Spirit

Source: Yvonne Rust: Maverick Spirit

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