“Whoever heard me assert that the grey cat playing just now in the yard is the same one that did jumps and tricks there five hundred years ago will think whatever he likes of me, but it is a stranger form of madness to imagine that the present-day cat is fundamentally an entirely different one.” ThinkingYearsDifferentFormFiveImagineHeardHundredYears AgoCatMadnessStrangerTricksLikesImagine ThatYardsGreyPresent Day Author:Arthur Schopenhauer
“The Universe may be stranger than we can imagine, but it's going to have a tough time outdoing Egan.” MayUniverseImagineToughStrangerTough Times Book:Bifrost n° 88: Spécial Greg Egan Source: Bifrost n° 88: Spécial Greg Egan
“Read as much as you write. Go out and meet other writers. Look for stories in everything around you - music, movies, family, strangers, your bus ride to work, and of course the streets. Also - keep moving forward, keep creating new things. Leave evidence of yourself in this world. Imagine what your legacy could be and try to create it.” WorldWritingTryingLooksStoriesMovingCoursesImagineStreetsThis WorldCreatingEvidenceStrangerMoving ForwardLegacyBusNew ThingsKeep MovingKeep Moving ForwardCreating New Things Author:Kevin Sampsell
“If the universe is bigger and stranger than I can imagine, it's best to meet it with an empty bladder.” IfsI CanUniverseImagineEmptyBiggerStrangerBladder Book:Old Man's War Boxed Set I Source: Old Man's War Boxed Set I
“When you finally understand the universe, it will not only be stranger than you imagine, it will be stranger than you can imagine.” UniverseImagineStranger Author:Arthur C. Clarke
“More and more I think of privatisation as being not just about the takeover of resources and power by corporate interests, but as the retreat of citizens to private life and private space, screened from solidarity with strangers and increasingly afraid or even unable to imagine acting in public.” ThinkingInterestSpaceActingImagineCitizensResourcesStrangerCorporateSolidarityRetreatPrivate LifeTakeovers Author:Rebecca Solnit
“You can never tell what type of impact you may make on another's life by your actions or lack of action. Some times just with a smile on the street to a passing stranger can make a difference we could never imagine.” MayActionDifferencesImagineStreetsTypeImpactStrangerPassingPassingsMaking A Difference Author:Ed Foreman
“Many messages are just thanking a stranger for a kindness...I love those ones, because I imagine everyone else reading them feels encouraged by such examples of humanity and generosity and tenderness. And if they encourage us to reach out to strangers more often, that's a good thing.” IfsFeelsHumanityReadingKindnessImagineExampleMessagesGood ThingsStrangerGenerosityReach OutTenderness Author:Sophie Blackall