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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I have more respect for The Iliad now than I've ever had, and I've always thought it was possibly the finest piece of literature there was.
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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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War must never be a condition but, rather, a temporary scourge which we suffer as a child does a fever, knowing that health follows the long night of pain and that peace is health.
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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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The pack of media brayed and bellowed outside the house for seven weeks. Sol realized then what he had known and forgotten about very small communities: they were frequently annoying, always parochial, sometimes prying on a one-to-one level, but never had they subscribed to the vicious legacy of the so-called "public's right to know".
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But it's not just a game of finding literary references.
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Dr. Livingston's studies helped us identify the problems.
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It occurs to me that our survival may depend upon our talking to one another.
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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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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.
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As for the depiction of the Catholic church, it's not meant to be a prediction
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The love of violence is an aspect of our humanity. Even the weak wish to be strong primarily so they can wield the whip.
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Fate and victory shift ... now this way, now that way -- like a line of unarmored men under a hail of enemy arrows.