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Quotes from The Einstein Intersection — Samuel R. Delany

born 1942 United States

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Whoever heard of La-ing or Lo-ing somebody you’re herding goats with, or laughing with, or making love with.

The Einstein Intersection (1967)

In myths things always turn into their opposites as one version supersedes the next.

The Einstein Intersection (1967)

If you're going to do something stupid—and we all do—it might as well be a brave and foolish thing.

The Einstein Intersection (1967)

Breathing is a fascinating thing to watch in a woman.

The Einstein Intersection (1967)

“The beginning of the end, the beginning of the end,” muttered Lo Hawk. “We must preserve something.”
“The end of the beginning,” sighed La Dire. “Everything must change.”

The Einstein Intersection (1967)

I must remember my own origins. Once I was as ignorant as you; I swear, though, I can’t remember when.

The Einstein Intersection (1967)

As morning branded the sea, darkness fell away at the far side of the beach. I turned to follow it.

The Einstein Intersection (1967)

You're not looking for me, you know. I'm looking for you.

The Einstein Intersection (1967)

It is not that love sometimes makes mistakes, but that it is, essentially, a mistake. We fall in love when our imagination projects nonexistent perfections on to another person. One day the phantasmagoria vanishes, and with it love dies.

The Einstein Intersection (1967)

Difference is the foundation of those buildings, the pilings beneath the docks, tangled in the roots of the trees. Half the place was built on it. The other half couldn’t live without it. But to talk about it in public reveals you to be ill-mannered and vulgar.

The Einstein Intersection (1967)

Earth, the world, the fifth planet from the sun—the species that stands on two legs and roams this thin wet crust: it’s changing, Lobey. It’s not the same. Some people walk under the sun and accept that change, others close their eyes, clap their hands to their ears, and deny the world with their tongues.

The Einstein Intersection (1967)

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