Greg Bear

“Evolution isn't a goal-oriented process.”

“There is a destiny that makes us brothers; none goes his way alone. All that we send into the lives of others comes back into our own.”

“Power is not a thing, it is a process.”

“That's the wonderful thing about the human heart, there's room for all kinds of love.”

“Science fiction is the literature of dreams.”

“In the end, we are all stories.”

“The mind is a universe and can be traveled.”

“Cities are the crucible of civilization.”

“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from a rigged game.”

“The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition.”

“Memory is a poet, not a historian.”

“We create our own demons.”

“Fear is the brother of hate.”

“For a human, the mystery of the universe is more interesting than the explanation.”

“Authority is not a substitute for truth.”

“Imagination is the real and eternal world of which this vegetable universe is but a faint shadow.”

“The desire to be special is a powerful force in people.”

“The future is a hundred billion threads, but the past is a single strand.”

“A library is a place where you can lose your innocence without losing your virginity.”

“Truth is not a matter of circumstance, it's a matter of foundation.”