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Stanislaw Lem Quotes

Plentitude, when too plentitudinous, was worst than destitution, for obviously what could one do, if there was nothing one could not? Picture Quote #1

Of the two powers, the two categories that take possession of us when we enter the world, space is by far the less mysterious... Space is, after all, solid, monolithic... Time, on the other hand, is a hostile element, truly treacherous, I would say even against human nature Picture Quote #1

The number of one’s possible fantasies is inversely proportional to the amount of one’s liquid assets. For him who has everything dreams are no longer possible Picture Quote #1

Even a fool could see that one didn’t need a war, nuclear or otherwise, to destroy oneself; the rising cost of weaponry could do that quite nicely Picture Quote #1

You believe by doubting and you doubt by believing; yet this state too is not the final one Picture Quote #1

The horse respects and obeys man because its large eyes magnify everything, so man appears much larger than the horse itself Picture Quote #1

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If a man who can’t count finds a four leaf clover, is he lucky? Picture Quote #1

It has no meaning, what do you use to write, the only thing that is important is: what do you write. A machine to write a book instead of a writer is not invented yet, and probably will never be Picture Quote #1

I never loved totalitarianism and all the ideas of making mankind happy always seemed crazy to me Picture Quote #1

I do not like the way people use the more and more magnificent fruits of technology to their filthy deeds Picture Quote #1

We have no need of other worlds. We need mirrors. We don’t know what to do with other worlds. A single world, our own, suffices us; but we can’t accept it for what it is Picture Quote #1

Burn with that consuming fire of objectivity that forces a man to renew efforts that are doomed to failure Picture Quote #1

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For moral reasons... the world appears to me to be put together in such a painful way that I prefer to believe that it was not created... intentionally Picture Quote #1

The night stared me in the face, amorphous, blind, infinite, without frontiers. Not a single start relieved the darkness behind the glass Picture Quote #1

Man does not create gods, in spite of appearances. The times, the age, impose them on him Picture Quote #1

Our ability to adapt and therefore to accept everything is one of our greatest dangers. Creatures that are completely flexible, changeable, can have no fixed morality Picture Quote #1

We didn’t know each other well. I never had the time. Now I see that it doesn’t make any difference. The ones who hurry and the ones who take their time all end up in the same place. Just don’t have any regrets. No regrets Picture Quote #1

A writer should not run around with a mirror for his countrymen; he should tell his society and his times things no one ever thought before Picture Quote #1

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The only writers who have any peace are the ones who don’t write. And there are some like that. They wallow in a sea of possibilities. To express a thought, you first have to limit it, and that means kill it. Every word I speak robs me of a thousand others, and every line I write means giving up another Picture Quote #1

I never read to kill time. Killing time is like killing someone’s wife or a child. There is nothing more precious for me than time Picture Quote #1

I had no hope. Yet expectation lived on in me, the last thing she had left behind. What further consummations, mockeries, torments did I still anticipate? I had no idea as I abided in the unshaken belief that the time of cruel wonders was not yet over Picture Quote #1

Man has gone out to explore other worlds and other civilizations without having explored his own labyrinth of dark passages and secret chambers, and without finding what lies behind doorways that he himself has sealed Picture Quote #1

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Plentitude, when too plentitudinous, was worst than destitution, for obviously what could one do, if there was nothing one could not? (Stanislaw Lem Quotes) Of the two powers, the two categories that take possession of us when we enter the world, space is by far the less mysterious... Space is, after all, solid, monolithic... Time, on the other hand, is a hostile element, truly treacherous, I would say even against human nature (Stanislaw Lem Quotes) The number of one’s possible fantasies is inversely proportional to the amount of one’s liquid assets. For him who has everything dreams are no longer possible (Stanislaw Lem Quotes) Even a fool could see that one didn’t need a war, nuclear or otherwise, to destroy oneself; the rising cost of weaponry could do that quite nicely (Stanislaw Lem Quotes) You believe by doubting and you doubt by believing; yet this state too is not the final one (Stanislaw Lem Quotes) The horse respects and obeys man because its large eyes magnify everything, so man appears much larger than the horse itself (Stanislaw Lem Quotes) If a man who can’t count finds a four leaf clover, is he lucky? (Stanislaw Lem Quotes) It has no meaning, what do you use to write, the only thing that is important is: what do you write. A machine to write a book instead of a writer is not invented yet, and probably will never be (Stanislaw Lem Quotes) I never loved totalitarianism and all the ideas of making mankind happy always seemed crazy to me (Stanislaw Lem Quotes) I do not like the way people use the more and more magnificent fruits of technology to their filthy deeds (Stanislaw Lem Quotes) We have no need of other worlds. We need mirrors. We don’t know what to do with other worlds. A single world, our own, suffices us; but we can’t accept it for what it is (Stanislaw Lem Quotes) Burn with that consuming fire of objectivity that forces a man to renew efforts that are doomed to failure (Stanislaw Lem Quotes) For moral reasons... the world appears to me to be put together in such a painful way that I prefer to believe that it was not created... intentionally (Stanislaw Lem Quotes) The night stared me in the face, amorphous, blind, infinite, without frontiers. Not a single start relieved the darkness behind the glass (Stanislaw Lem Quotes) Man does not create gods, in spite of appearances. The times, the age, impose them on him (Stanislaw Lem Quotes) Our ability to adapt and therefore to accept everything is one of our greatest dangers. Creatures that are completely flexible, changeable, can have no fixed morality (Stanislaw Lem Quotes) We didn’t know each other well. I never had the time. Now I see that it doesn’t make any difference. The ones who hurry and the ones who take their time all end up in the same place. Just don’t have any regrets. No regrets (Stanislaw Lem Quotes) A writer should not run around with a mirror for his countrymen; he should tell his society and his times things no one ever thought before (Stanislaw Lem Quotes) The only writers who have any peace are the ones who don’t write. And there are some like that. They wallow in a sea of possibilities. To express a thought, you first have to limit it, and that means kill it. Every word I speak robs me of a thousand others, and every line I write means giving up another (Stanislaw Lem Quotes) I never read to kill time. Killing time is like killing someone’s wife or a child. There is nothing more precious for me than time (Stanislaw Lem Quotes) I had no hope. Yet expectation lived on in me, the last thing she had left behind. What further consummations, mockeries, torments did I still anticipate? I had no idea as I abided in the unshaken belief that the time of cruel wonders was not yet over (Stanislaw Lem Quotes) Man has gone out to explore other worlds and other civilizations without having explored his own labyrinth of dark passages and secret chambers, and without finding what lies behind doorways that he himself has sealed (Stanislaw Lem Quotes)

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