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Quotes from Highway of Eternity — Clifford D. Simak

1904–1988 United States

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The wolf was smiling at him, and he had never known that a wolf could smile.

Highway of Eternity (1986)

They know there's something strange, but don't know what it is.

Highway of Eternity (1986)

Without consciousness and intelligence, the universe would lack meaning.

Highway of Eternity (1986)

"Time means nothing to it," said Horseface, "nor does space. It is independent of both time and space except as it makes use of them."

Highway of Eternity (1986)

"It is a net," said Horseface, "useful for the fishing of the universe."

Highway of Eternity (1986)

What your friend told you of his seeing of the time wall is true, Henry said in Boone's mind. I know he saw it, although imperfectly.

Highway of Eternity (1986)

He stirred again, halfway between sleep and wakefulness, and he was not alone.

Highway of Eternity (1986)

A wrongness persisted, a sense of aberration, some factor not quite right, the feeling of a corner. But Boone could not pin it down; there seemed no way to reach it.

Highway of Eternity (1986)

"Much of what we see in the universe," said Hugo, "starts out as imaginary. Often you must imagine something before you can come to terms with it."

Highway of Eternity (1986)

The Hat replied. It is about the brotherhood of life. Who I am is of no consequence. I am only here to act as an interpreter.

Highway of Eternity (1986)

If he knew that, said The Hat, it would not impress him. He thinks now to be one with you. An equal. A dog is not your equal...

Highway of Eternity (1986)

"They changed," said Enid, "from corporeal beings, from biological beings, to incorporeal beings, immaterial, pure intelligences. They now are ranged in huge communities on crystal lattices..."

Highway of Eternity (1986)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Clifford D. Simak (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.