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“We are born in ignorance, we die in ignorance, but maybe sometimes we learn something important and pass it along to others before we die. Or we write it down in a little book.”

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Greg Bear libro Hull Zero Three

Hull Zero Three (2010)

“Once, poets were magicians. Poets were strong, stronger than warriors or kings — stronger than old hapless gods. And they will be strong once again.”

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Greg Bear

“Nothing is lost. Nothing is forgotten.
It was in the blood, the flesh,
And now it is forever.”

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Interphase: Thought Universe (p. 247; closing lines)
Blood Music (1985)

“Conservatism is not about tradition and morality, hasn't been for many decades… It is about the putative biological and spiritual superiority of the wealthy.”

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“Welcome to the truth of our world-a massive seed shot out to the stars, filled with deadly children. A seed designed to slay everything it touches.”

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Greg Bear libro Hull Zero Three

Origine: Hull Zero Three

““We must know our enemy, at least a little.”
“That’s dangerous,” Prufrax said, almost instinctively.
“Yes, it is. What you know, you cannot hate.””

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Greg Bear

Origine: Short fiction, Hardfought (1983), p. 63

“Grief is not productive. It simply represents an inefficiency in accepting change of status.”

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Greg Bear libro Eon

Origine: Eon (1985), p. 263

“The price of freedom—of individuality—is attention to politics, careful planning, careful organization; philosophy is no more a barrier against political disaster than it is against plague.”

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Short fiction, Heads (1990)

“There is no war so important that to win it, we must destroy our minds.”

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Origine: Short fiction, Hardfought (1983), p. 76

““We’d like to agree with you.” He glanced at Arthur.
“We can’t, however,” Arthur said.
“For the moment, then, amicable disagreement and open minds.””

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Greg Bear libro The Forge of God

Origine: The Forge of God (1987), Chapter 24 (p. 159)

“I sometimes think we deserve to die, we’re all so goddamned stupid.”

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Greg Bear libro The Forge of God

Origine: The Forge of God (1987), Chapter 50 (p. 342)

“To fight an enemy properly, you have to know what they are. Ignorance is defeat.”

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Origine: Short fiction, Hardfought (1983), p. 54

“The hardest theme in science fiction is that of the alien. The simplest solution of all is in fact quite profound—that the real difficulty lies not in understanding what is alien, but in understanding what is self. We are all aliens to each other, all different and divided. We are even aliens to ourselves at different stages of our lives. Do any of us remember precisely what it was like to be a baby?”

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"Introduction to 'Plague of Conscience'", The Collected Stories of Greg Bear (2002)

“You deserve whoever governs you … Everyone is responsible for the actions of their leaders.”

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Cf. Joseph de Maistre: "Every nation gets the government it deserves." (1811)
Short fiction, The Wind from a Burning Woman (1978)

“Apocalypse could not be repealed by the democratic process.”

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Greg Bear libro The Forge of God

Origine: The Forge of God (1987), Chapter 34 (p. 250)

“Nothing will ever be the same again.
Good! Wonderful! Wasn’t it all badly flawed anyway?
No, perhaps not. Not until now.”

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Origine: Blood Music (1985), Chapter 41 (p. 219)

“He may not have had time, but even allowing him the time, Vergil simply did not think such things through. Brilliant in the creation, slovenly in the consideration of consequences.
But wasn’t that true of every creator?
Didn’t anyone who changed things ultimately lead some people—perhaps many people—to death, grief, torment?”

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Origine: Blood Music (1985), Chapter 41 (p. 219)

“It’s not impossible,” Minelli said.
“No,” Edward admitted, “but it’s paranoid as hell, and that’s the last thing we need, more fear.”

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Greg Bear libro The Forge of God

Origine: The Forge of God (1987), Chapter 37 (p. 264)

“The battle was over. There were no victors.”

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Origine: Short fiction, Hardfought (1983), p. 39

“We’ve been fighting for so long, we’ve begun to lose ourselves. And it’s getting worse.”

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Origine: Short fiction, Hardfought (1983), p. 76

“Altruism is masked self-interest. Aggressive self-interest is a masked urge to self-destruction.”

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Greg Bear libro The Forge of God

Origine: The Forge of God (1987), Chapter 52 (p. 352)

“Can’t own a woman, Mike. Wonderful companions, can’t own them.”

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Origine: Blood Music (1985), Chapter 39 (p. 207)

“She saw that in all wars, the first stage was to dehumanize the enemy, reduce the enemy to a lower level so that he might be killed without compunction. When the enemy was not human to begin with, the task was easier.”

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Origine: Short fiction, Hardfought (1983), p. 76

“Having one’s eyes opened doesn’t make one grateful.”

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Greg Bear libro Eon

Origine: Eon (1985), p. 291

““You’re a romantic, aren’t you?” she said.
“I suppose I am.”
“I am too. The silliest people in the world are romantics.””

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Origine: Blood Music (1985), Chapter 39 (p. 210)

“There is nothing finer in the world than the telling of tales. Split atoms if you wish, but splitting an infinitive—and getting away with it—is far nobler. Lance boils if you wish, but pricking pretensions is often cleaner and always more fun.”

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Short fiction, The White Horse Child (1979)

“Sometimes I feel like a beetle crawling through a fusion power plant. I can feel a certain amount, see a certain amount, but I sure as hell don’t understand everything.”

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Greg Bear libro Eon

Origine: Eon (1985), p. 73

“When evenly matched, you cannot win against your enemy unless you understand them. And if you truly understand, why are you fighting and not talking?”

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Origine: Short fiction, Hardfought (1983), p. 69

“That’s insane,” Lanier said.
“Not very. It’s politics.”

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Greg Bear libro Eon

Origine: Eon (1985), p. 153

“A Stellar’s jay hopped along behind him, watching closely for dropped crumbs. “It’s dark,” he told the bird. “Go to sleep. I've eaten already. Where were you? No food now.” The bird persisted, however; it knew humans were liars.”

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Greg Bear libro The Forge of God

Origine: The Forge of God (1987), Chapter 54 (p. 362)

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