Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Emily St. John Mandel

Quote by Emily St. John Mandel

Work

Station Eleven

Browse quotes and source details for this work. more

Author

Emily St. John Mandel
Emily St. John Mandel

Emily St. John Mandel is a Canadian-American writer born in Ontario, Canada, in 1979. Her works span various literary genres, including novels, short stories, and poetry. Mandel's writing is celebrated for its profound themes, rich imagination, and unique narrative techniques. more

You May Also Like

“... חשב על הגלידה שהוא ופרנק הכינו עם אמם בילדותם - "מוסיפים את הווניל ובוחשים" - כשפרנק עמד על שרפרף בשתי רגליו שהיו עדיין בריאות להפליא לפני המלחמה בלוב, והקליע שיחתוך את שדרתו היה במרחק עשרים וחמש שנה אבל כבר הלך והתקרב: אישה ילדה את הילד שביום מן הימים ילחץ על הדק הרובה; מהנדס תכנן את הרובה, או את הדגם שקדם לו; ורודן קיבל את ההחלטה שברבות הימים תצית את הסכסוך שבגללו ייסע פרנק אל מעבר לים בשירותה של סוכנות הידיעות רויטרס. שברי אירועים שנסחפו אט-אט זה אל זה.”

“A former Hollywood actor and a senior citizen when he first took the oath of office, Reagan was a revolutionary in many significant ways, but not necessarily in the fashion one might expect. His two terms, and the term of his successor as well, might well be described as the greatest chasm between image and reality that this country has ever witnessed.”

“Explosive Pandemic-type zombies mostly spread the contagion through wounding or biting humans, and in that way, the increase their numbers. Because they multiply so quickly and explosively, they can destroy all human civilization in a very short time. For this reason, will refer to them as Explosive Pandemic-type zombies. The person responsible for Explosive Pandemic-type zombies is none other than George A Romero, who created them in 1968 Night of the Living Dead.”

“It was hard to know what to make of the brothers' dark infatuation with death. It was strange, wildly anomalous in sun-baked Southern California, where the light is so bright it bleaches the shadows.”