Dan Simmons
Dan Simmons
Dan Simmonsis an American science fiction and horror writer. He is the author of the Hyperion Cantos and the Ilium/Olympos cycles...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth4 April 1948
CountryUnited States of America
matter events masters
It no longer matters who consider themselves the masters of events. Events no longer obey their masters.
economy petroleum
Nobody gets beyond a petroleum economy. Not while there's petroleum there.
love sleep too-much
The problem with being passionately in love ... is that it deprives you of too much sleep.
art moving artist
Artists recognize other artists as soon as the pencil begins to move.
reality mad poet
Poets are the mad midwives to reality. They see not what is, nor what can be, but what must become.
decision made seconds
In such seconds of decision entire futures are made.
soul
We are all eaters of souls.
fate men arrows
Fate and victory shift ... now this way, now that way -- like a line of unarmored men under a hail of enemy arrows.
being-strong humanity wish
The love of violence is an aspect of our humanity. Even the weak wish to be strong primarily so they can wield the whip.
catholic church depiction
As for the depiction of the Catholic church, it's not meant to be a prediction
love matter structure
Love was as hardwired into the structure of the universe as gravity and matter.
summer dream spring
The beauty of that June day was almost staggering. After the wet spring, everything that could turn green had outdone itself in greenness and everything that could even dream of blooming or blossoming was in bloom and blossom. The sunlight was a benediction. The breezes were so caressingly soft and intimate on the skin as to be embarrassing.
cancer order roles
The Great Change is when humankind accepts its role as part of the natural order of the universe instead of its role as a cancer
dream soul humanity
There is no doubt that I have discovered the ultimate in stagnant human societies. The Bikura have realized the human dream of immortality and have paid for it with their humanity and their immortal souls.