Gene Wolfe
Gene Wolfe
Gene Rodman Wolfeis an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He is noted for his dense, allusive prose as well as the strong influence of his Catholic faith. He is a prolific short-story writer and novelist and has won many science fiction and fantasy literary awards...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth7 May 1931
CountryUnited States of America
eternal golden greek laid myth period thinking wondering
I started thinking about knighthood, and wondering why that period has an eternal fascination for us. Greek myth is laid in the Golden Age.
time past journey
All time exists. That is the truth.... If the future did not exist now, how could we journey toward it? If the past does not exist still, how could we leave it behind?
magic
There is no magic. There is only knowledge, more or less hidden.
unforgivable-sin remains capable
That we are capable only of being what we are remains our unforgivable sin.
treatment disturbed persons
We have treatments for disturbed persons, Nicholas. But, at least for the time being, we have no treatment for disturbing persons.
echoes half mist
Knowledge is soon changed, then lost in the mist, an echo half-heard.
together nests
God is the nest we build together.