Lem Important Quotes & Sayings

Suppose you went to your priest and asked for help; he would refer you to the Bible. But if you went the next day to your medical doctor and he referred you to the book of Hippocrates, which was written at about the same time as the Bible, you would think that was old-fashioned. — John Templeton

Devil has to offer many diabolical grimaces: One of these caricatures is prejudice, it stirs up hatred. — Kristian Goldmund Aumann

Icebergs behoove the soul (both being self-made from elements least visible) to see themselves: fleshed, fair, erected, indivisible. — Elizabeth Bishop

Until we make the unconscious conscious, we will be dictated by it and call it fate. — Jerry Colonna

And without taking along a Cadet who will change the way I breathe for the rest of my life — Melina Marchetta

Is there an expiration date on marriages nowadays?
... For some people, yes. — Colleen Hoover

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

Do not handicap yourself with the idea of revenge, for the trend of things will revenge your wrong not only upon the individuals responsible for your persecution, but on the society that has permitted this lawlessness. — Vidkun Quisling