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
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Finally, there's the simple fact that I would be bored silly if I read in only one genre or one type of author - so why write in only one form?
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I really appreciated his theme of life evolving from one race of gods to another, with one power having to give way to another, as Hyperion must.
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This is a grassroots-level venue that offers an avenue for anglers that aren't necessarily on a professional level.
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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.
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As for the depiction of the Catholic church, it's not meant to be a prediction
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Poets are the mad midwives to reality. They see not what is, nor what can be, but what must become.
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In such seconds of decision entire futures are made.
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I loved almost everything about being a teacher, but I was an unusual teacher
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It's odd how violence and humor so often go together, isn't it?
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Losing our ignorance can be dangerous because our ignorance is a shield.
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Belief in one's identity as a poet or writer prior to the acid test of publication is as naive and harmless as the youthful belief in one's immortality... and the inevitable disillusionment is just as painful.
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Luckily, even as a young man not yet become himself, John Bridgens had two things besides indecision that kept him from self-destruction - books and a sense of irony.
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No lifetime is long enough for those ... who simply wish to understand themselves and their lives. It is, perhaps, the curse of being human, but also a blessing.
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Life is brutal that way ... the loss of irrecoverable moments amid trivia and distraction.