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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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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Life is brutal that way ... the loss of irrecoverable moments amid trivia and distraction.
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Once evolution gets a good basic design, it tends to throw away the variants and concentrate on the near-infinite diversity within that design.
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Words were like objects, making the idea more solid -- less a poisonous gas and more a ... cube of crystallized thought.
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Love is nothing but lust misspelled.