For it is only in accepting death that one can truly live, and for the human animal, death has always been the great black beast from the abyss to be dreaded or defeated or avoided or hated - but never looked upon clearly face to face.
David ZindellThe true human being is the meaning of the universe. He is a dancing star. He is the exploding singularity pregnant with infinite possibilities.
David Zindell"What is a human being, then?" "A seed." "A... seed?" "An acorn that is unafraid to destroy itself in growing into a tree."
David ZindellWe walk the brink of racial suicide because we were smart enough to make atomic bombs and stupid enough to use them.
David Zindell