The Great Change is when humankind accepts its role as part of the natural order of the universe instead of its role as a cancer. The Fall of Hyperion (1990)
If there is a true secret to the universe, it is this...these first few seconds of warmth and entry and complete acceptance by one’s beloved. The Rise of Endymion (1997)
The universe is indifferent to our fates. This was the crushing burden that the character took with him as he struggled through the surf toward survival or extinction. The universe just does not give a shit. Endymion (1996)