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Dan Simmons quotes

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“In the beginning was the Word. Then came the fucking word processor. Then came the thought processor. Then came the death of literature. And so it goes.” Dan Simmons, Hyperion
“Nobody gets beyond a petroleum economy. Not while there's petroleum there.” Dan Simmons, Hyperion
“any allegiance to a deity or concept or universal principle which put obedience above decent behavior toward an innocent human being was evil.” Dan Simmons, Hyperion
“The best lack all conviction, . . . while the worst are full of passionate intensity.” Dan Simmons, The Fall of Hyperion
“our survival may depend upon our talking to one another.” Dan Simmons, Hyperion
“Words are the only bullets in truth's bandolier. And poets are the snipers.” Dan Simmons, Hyperion

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Hyperion (5)
The Fall of Hyperion (1)