Kim Stanley Robinson Quote

He shall rule, whom they look not for that dwell upon the earth, and the fowls shall take their flight away together:

The warrior's nobility is like a prostitute's smile, the truth of which is self-interest.

How is it possible that suffering that is neither my own nor of my concern should immediately affect me as though it were my own, and with such force that is moves me to action?

We've made our decisions, We've taken our choices, What's left, is only a hand-full of emotions.

Don't be in temper, to leave so quickly, that I may be dying. But all too soon, the leaves and debris will gather elsewhere.

Altitude sickness, unregulated drugs and medical gas enabled workers to become drug abusers/addicts

My belief is that communication is the best way to create strong relationships.

Focus your attention on the quality of your words, and not the quantity, because few sensible talks attracts millions of listeners more than a thousand gibberish.

My father, [was] a mid-level phonecompany manager who treated my mother at best like an incompetent employee. At worst? He never beat her, but his pure, inarticulate fury would fill the house for days...

To begin to know ourselves we must have sincere conversations with ourselves as if with a good friend. We must answer without reserve, listen without judgement, and accept without condition. That is s...