Frasi di Robert J. Sawyer

“Credimi, Frank in una causa importante non usare un consulente per la giuria equivale a una negligenza.”

Origine: Processo alieno, p. 31

“In Inghilterra i processi iniziano quando la selezione della giuria è finita. Qui negli USA una volta finita la selezione della giuria, è finito anche il processo.”

Origine: Processo alieno, p. 98

“Vedi, quando sei dichiarato legalmente pazzo, la questione si sposta drammaticamente su un altro livello. Non sei più innocente finché lo Stato non prova la tua colpevolezza. Piuttosto, una volta che sei internato, sei pazzo fino a quando tu non puoi provare di non esserlo.”

Origine: Processo alieno, p. 98

“Maledettamente svegli, questi umani, eh? Meglio stare attenti, Kelkad. Prima che ve ne accorgiate, vi scavalcheremo.”

Origine: Processo alieno, p. 116

“Il pianeta. Non 'la Terra'. Non 'casa'. Il pianeta. Tra di loro c'era un abisso.”

Origine: Processo alieno, p. 135

“Ringrazio Dio per le giurie.”

Origine: Processo alieno, p. 276

Robert J. Sawyer Frasi e Citazioni

“Amici,» disse «vi offriamo le stelle.”

Origine: Processo alieno, p. 318

“Il… qualsiasi cosa è successa esattamente all'ora programmata per l'inizio del vostro esperimento con l'LHC.”

Origine: Processo alieno, p. 328

“La situazione, adesso, era la stessa. Chiunque avrebbe ricordato il luogo in cui si trovava quando quel blackout — un blackout di genere diverso — si era verificato.
Chiunque fosse sopravvissuto, cioè.”

Origine: Flashforward - Avanti nel tempo, p. 43

“Il tempo passa, le cose cambiano.”

Origine: Flashforward - Avanti nel tempo, p. 47

“D'ora in avanti avrebbe vissuto.”

Origine: Flashforward - Avanti nel tempo, p. 249

“Non riesco ad immaginare un motivo per cui la storia dell'evoluzione debba essere simile su vari pianeti.
— Un motivo è evidente — disse Hollus. — Così è stato perché così Dio ha voluto.”

Origine: Flashforward - Avanti nel tempo, p. 311

“In un certo senso sapere che sarebbe potuta andare in modo diverso non potrà che farci bene. Ci ricorderà quanto sia preziosa la vita.”

p. 23

“neurotransmitters, a paramecium”

Origine: La genesi della specie, p. 201

Robert J. Sawyer libro Mindscan

Mindscan

Robert J. Sawyer: Frasi in inglese

“Learning to ignore things is one of the great paths to inner peace.”

“There is no indisputable proof for the big bang," said Hollus. "And there is none for evolution. And yet you accept those. Why hold the question of whether there is a creator to a higher standard?”

Robert J. Sawyer libro Calculating God

Origine: Calculating God (2000), Chapter 14 (p. 137)

“Naturally, one does not normally discuss plans to commit murder with the intended victim.”

Robert J. Sawyer libro Calculating God

Origine: Calculating God

“Still, you must know that the fear of death is irrational; death comes to everyone.”

Robert J. Sawyer libro Flashforward

Origine: Flashforward

“Free will is an illusion. It is synonymous with incomplete perception.”

Robert J. Sawyer libro Calculating God

Origine: Calculating God (2000), Chapter 25 (p. 235)

“‘Justice,’” he said, his breath coming out raggedly as he quoted another Nobel laureate—at that precise moment, he couldn’t remember which one—“‘is always delayed and finally done only by mistake.’”

Robert J. Sawyer libro Flashforward

Origine: Flashforward (1999), Chapter 12 epigram (p. 123; quoting Walter Kubilius)

“Not wanting to die was another universal constant, it seemed.”

Robert J. Sawyer libro Frameshift

Origine: Frameshift (1997), Chapter 41 (p. 326; apparently quoting George Bernard Shaw)

“He who foresees calamities suffers them twice over.”

Robert J. Sawyer libro Calculating God

Origine: Calculating God (2000), Chapter 6 (p. 70)

“Sagan may not have believed in the God of the Bible, but he at least allowed the possibility of a creator.
Or did he? Carl was no more obliged to believe what he wrote in his sole work of fiction than George Lucas was required to believe in the Force.”

Robert J. Sawyer libro Flashforward

Origine: Flashforward (1999), Chapter 1 epigram (p. 9; quoting Beilby Porteus)

“Must God be defined in a way that places him or her beyond the scope of science?
I’d always believed that there was nothing beyond the scope of science.
And I still believe that.
Where do you draw the line?
Right here. For me, the answer was right here.
How do you define God?
Like this. A God I could understand, at least potentially, was infinitely more interesting and relevant than one that defied comprehension.”

Robert J. Sawyer libro Calculating God

Origine: Calculating God (2000), Chapter 24 (p. 227)

“He cursed himself for thinking anything this complex would end up not being a source of problems.”

Robert J. Sawyer libro Calculating God

Origine: Calculating God (2000), Chapter 34 (p. 326)

“I do remember her favorite expression: the Lord works in mysterious ways.
Perhaps so. But I found it hard to believe he would work in shoddy, haphazard ones.”

Robert J. Sawyer libro Frameshift

Origine: Frameshift (1997), Chapter 26 (p. 184)

“You’re right to be skeptical—the world would be a better place if we were all a little less credulous.”

Robert J. Sawyer libro Calculating God

Origine: Calculating God (2000), Chapter 17 (p. 165)

“You humans seem to have a profound capacity for ignoring obvious evidence.”

Robert J. Sawyer libro Flashforward

Origine: Flashforward (1999), Chapter 13 (p. 137)

“As one of my Jewish friends has been known to observe, the Jews who survived World War II were either now atheists or hadn’t been paying attention.”

Robert J. Sawyer libro Calculating God

Origine: Calculating God (2000), Chapter 2 (p. 23)

“…but there, because there is no grace of God, go I.”

Robert J. Sawyer libro Calculating God

Origine: Calculating God (2000), Chapter 14 (p. 140)

“I guess what it means is this: to be human is to be fragile. We are easily hurt, and not just physically. We are easily hurt emotionally, too. So, as you move through life, my son, try not to hurt others.”

Robert J. Sawyer libro Frameshift

Origine: Frameshift (1997), Chapter 25 (p. 179)

“I believe the creator may have a specific reason for wanting a universe that has life in it, and, indeed, as you say, for wanting multiple sentiences to emerge simultaneously. But it seems clear beyond dispute that the creator takes no interest in specific individuals.”

Robert J. Sawyer libro Calculating God

Origine: Calculating God (2000), Chapter 21 (p. 204)

“There was a small crucifix above the door to his room; it had been there since he’d been a little boy. He stared up at the tiny Jesus—but there was no point in praying. The die was cast; what was done was done.”

Robert J. Sawyer libro Calculating God

Origine: Calculating God (2000), Chapter 17 (p. 170)

“There may be oodles of possible humans, but it is a finite number.”

Robert J. Sawyer libro Frameshift

Origine: Frameshift (1997), Chapter 3 (p. 30)

“The Lord works in mysterious ways. Mrs. Lansbury had always said that. Everything happens for a purpose.
Such bull. Such unmitigated crap. I felt my stomach knotting. Cancer didn’t happen for any purpose. It tore people apart; if a god did create life, then he’s a shoddy workman, churning out flawed, self-destructing products.”

Robert J. Sawyer libro Flashforward

Origine: Flashforward (1999), Chapter 16 (p. 167)

“I did learn one valuable lesson, though.
I learned that you can’t choose the ways in which you’ll be tested.”

Robert J. Sawyer libro Calculating God

Origine: Calculating God (2000), Chapter 24 (pp. 230-231)

“And of me you ask which choice you should make?” said the translator’s voice.
“Yes,” I said.
There was the sound of rocks grinding, followed by a brief silence, and then: “The moral choice is obvious,” said the Wreed. “It always is.”
“And?” I said. “What is the moral choice?”
More sounds of rocks, then: “Morality cannot be handed down from an external source.” … “It must come from within.”
“You’re not going to tell me, are you?”

Robert J. Sawyer libro Calculating God

Origine: Calculating God (2000), Chapter 7 (p. 77)

“And Canadians didn’t like guns, either—they had no Second Amendment, or whatever damned thing it was that made Americans think they could go around armed.”

Robert J. Sawyer libro Calculating God

The Wreed wavered and vanished.
Origine: Calculating God (2000), Chapter 32 (p. 309; ellipsis represents a minor elision of description)