Once, poets were magicians. Poets were strong, stronger than warriors or kings โ stronger than old hapless gods. And they will be strong once again.
Greg BearBut to fight something, you really have to try to understand its motivationsโparticularly when the something youโre fighting holds most of the cards, the deck is stacked against you, and the whole gambling hall is on fire and filled with thugs.
Greg BearWhen all hopes are lost, only then does reality acquire that sharp focus that defines who we are and what we have become.
Greg BearWe may exist in all universes, but 'hear' only one because of our limitations, the valve of our desires, our practical, physical needs. All is vibration, with nothing vibrating across no distance whatsoever. All is music. A universe, a world, is just one long difficult song. The difference between worlds is the difference between songs.
Greg Bear