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Quotes from Nova — Samuel R. Delany

born 1942 United States

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Oh, for the rebirth of an educational system where understanding was an essential part of knowledge.

Nova (1968)

Bear in mind that the novel—no matter how intimate, psychological, or subjective—is always a historical projection of its own time.

Nova (1968)

The rich are always enamored of the ancient.

Nova (1968)

Don’t go chattering to the stars if you’re going to do it with your eyes closed.

Nova (1968)

Dull grown-ups and bright children form a particularly tolerant friendship.

Nova (1968)

You can be bored with anything if you try hard enough.

Nova (1968)

There are three types of actions: purposeful, habitual, and gratuitous. Characters, to be immediate and apprehensible, must be presented by all three.

Nova (1968)

The inevitable is that unprepared for.

Nova (1968)

The captain is different too, Cyana. Before, the Roc flew under half a man, a man who’d only known victory. Now I’m a whole man. I know defeat as well.

Nova (1968)

You know, Mouse, I envy the captain. He’s got a mission. And his obsession precludes all that wondering about what other people think of him.

Nova (1968)

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