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Quotes from Empire Star — Samuel R. Delany

born 1942 United States

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“As time progresses,” Lump stated, “people learn. That’s the only hope.”

Empire Star (1966)

Maybe that’s the most important thing there is, Lump. If there is an answer to that question, Lump, that’s what it is, to know you’re yourself and nobody else.

Empire Star (1966)

“The only important elements in any society are the artistic and the criminal, because they alone, by questioning the society’s values, can force it to change.”
“Is that true?”
“I don’t know.”

Empire Star (1966)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Samuel R. Delany (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.