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Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: Time turns our lies into truth

Time turns our lies into truth — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: It's a pity you are a torturer," Ultan

It's a pity you are a torturer," Ultan said. "You might have been a philosopher. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: The instruments you have are the right instruments

The instruments you have are the right instruments for you, because you've been shaped by them. That's another law. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: In some situations winning consist[s] of disentangling oneself.

In some situations winning consist[s] of disentangling oneself. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: Gold is the kindest of all hosts when

Gold is the kindest of all hosts when it shines in the sky, but comes as an evil guest to those who receive it in the hand. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: Things opposite unite and appear to disappear. The

Things opposite unite and appear to disappear. The potential for both remains. That is one of the greatest principles of the causes of things. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: It was earliest morning, when even small trees

It was earliest morning, when even small trees cast long shadows and scarlet foxes trot denward through the dew like flecks of fire. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: When a gift is deserved, it is not

When a gift is deserved, it is not a gift but a payment. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: All beds became deathbeds at last.

All beds became deathbeds at last. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: Do not start a story unless you have

Do not start a story unless you have an ending in mind. You can change the story's ending if you wish, but you should always have a destination. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: Reason shows reason can only bring pain -

Reason shows reason can only bring pain - how wise to forget and be happy again! — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: Something like that." "You

Something like that." "You — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: Where there is no repentance, forgiveness is only

Where there is no repentance, forgiveness is only permission by another name. I — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: Men to whom wine had brought death long

Men to whom wine had brought death long before lay by springs of wine and drank still, too stupefied to know their lives were past. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: I felt that pressure of time that is

I felt that pressure of time that is perhaps the surest indication we have left childhood behind. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: What a many-sided thing is the telling of

What a many-sided thing is the telling of any tale. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: I was trapped in admiration for what I

I was trapped in admiration for what I had once admired, as a fly in amber remains the captive of some long-vanished pine. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: Have a short story feature two situations, and

Have a short story feature two situations, and then let them solve each other. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: All novels are fantasies. Some are more honest

All novels are fantasies. Some are more honest about it. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: People don't want other people to be people.

People don't want other people to be people. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: Don't nobody ever want it to rain," the

Don't nobody ever want it to rain," the nearest of the sellers of beasts remarked philosophically, "but everybody wants to go on eatin'. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: And yet I loved her still, or would

And yet I loved her still, or would have loved her if I could. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: I love you, but you are another death,

I love you, but you are another death, a death that has stayed with me and befriended me as the old death in the lake did, but death all the same. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: In ancient Greece, skeptics were those who thought,

In ancient Greece, skeptics were those who thought, not those who scoffed. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: I was young, so that I desired high

I was young, so that I desired high things only. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: Though trodden beneath the shepherd's heel, the wild

Though trodden beneath the shepherd's heel, the wild hyacinth blooms on the ground. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: Of all the good things in the world,

Of all the good things in the world, the only ones humanity can claim for itself are stories and music; — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: There was a time when she did not

There was a time when she did not remember my name or that we were married, but she still remembered that she loved me. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: If a man bullies a woman, all the

If a man bullies a woman, all the women turn against him. Then the other men mock him because he sleeps alone. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: He imagined himself a mouse descending a clear

He imagined himself a mouse descending a clear stream in half an eggshell, the master of a comet enfolding a hollow world. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: Religion and science have always been matters of

Religion and science have always been matters of faith in something. It is the same something. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: Hope is a psychological mechanism unaffected by external

Hope is a psychological mechanism unaffected by external realities. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: All those who teach are hated.

All those who teach are hated. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: He wandered in the high, hot lands where

He wandered in the high, hot lands where men have few laws and many slaves. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: It is beyond value, which means it is

It is beyond value, which means it is worthless. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: The chief thing is to begin, after all

The chief thing is to begin, after all - after which the chief thing is to finish. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: Men are said to desire women, Severian. Why

Men are said to desire women, Severian. Why do they despise the women they obtain? — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: That's something I didn't understand until recently: you

That's something I didn't understand until recently: you don't get that degree; it gets you. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: You have understood me better than I wanted,

You have understood me better than I wanted, as the man said when he looked in the mirror. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: There comes a time when a sorcerer must

There comes a time when a sorcerer must triumph on his own or die. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: You think whatever is wrong with you is

You think whatever is wrong with you is contagious, then?'
She laughed again. 'Yes, but you have it already. You caught it from your mother. Death. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: Every woman is her true age when she

Every woman is her true age when she sleeps. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: There's a certain kind of lonely man who

There's a certain kind of lonely man who rejects love, because he believes that anyone who offers it wouldn't be a lover worth having. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Kim Stanley Robinson: The Whorl, whose inhabitants keep watch for an

The Whorl, whose inhabitants keep watch for an outsider — Kim Stanley Robinson

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: God is the nest we build together.

God is the nest we build together. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: He is the oldest of our sons, and

He is the oldest of our sons, and although I loved him, I did not like him. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: You can't order the waves to be silent,

You can't order the waves to be silent, madame," Baldanders told her. "They are coming, and they are bitter with salt. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: He paused, and I knew he was delving

He paused, and I knew he was delving again in a mind larger and darker than even his great library. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: Online publication is fine with me, in part

Online publication is fine with me, in part because I hope to collect those stories later. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: You never learn how to write a novel.

You never learn how to write a novel. You just learn how to write the novel that you're writing. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: That we are capable only of being what

That we are capable only of being what we are remains our unforgivable sin. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: My rule is never save bits. They get

My rule is never save bits. They get the way, and you don't think of anything new. Put 'em in. Make a big mess. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: It is well, I think, for us to

It is well, I think, for us to learn to tell evil from good; but it has its price, as everything does. We leave our evil friend behind. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: I nodded and grasped the woman by the

I nodded and grasped the woman by the arm; the cataphracts released her and turned away like silver automata. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: Catch Catodon ... cast out his conation.

Catch Catodon ... cast out his conation. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: Before you ask more questions, think about whether

Before you ask more questions, think about whether you really want to know the answers. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: We call for night to hide our acts,

We call for night to hide our acts, But Night, a god, gives God the facts. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: What a man knows hardly matters. It is

What a man knows hardly matters. It is what he does. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: Weak people believe what is forced on them.

Weak people believe what is forced on them. Strong people what they wish to believe, forcing that to be real. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: Awake! for Morning in the Bowl of Night,

Awake! for Morning in the Bowl of Night, Has flung the Stone that puts the Stars to. Flight. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: As I drew breath, I heard bone snap

As I drew breath, I heard bone snap - a horrible sound, but a joyful one because the bone was not mine. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: Knowledge is soon changed, then lost in the

Knowledge is soon changed, then lost in the mist, an echo half-heard. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: I was miserable before I knew I was

I was miserable before I knew I was no longer happy — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: Magic," Martha whispered breathlessly, "is diplomacy. It isn't

Magic," Martha whispered breathlessly, "is diplomacy. It isn't just saying the words. It's who says them, how he says them, and when he says them. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: One of the easiest ways to dominate a

One of the easiest ways to dominate a man is to demand something he cannot supply. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: I have seldom found a lot to love

I have seldom found a lot to love about my fellow human beings, even when I liked them; — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: We have treatments for disturbed persons, Nicholas. But,

We have treatments for disturbed persons, Nicholas. But, at least for the time being, we have no treatment for disturbing persons. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: I take his gold. I'm hated for that

I take his gold. I'm hated for that by men who would grovel for it, were it offered to them. Myt-ser — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: There is no limit to stupidity. - Space

There is no limit to stupidity. - Space itself is said to be bounded by its own curvature, but stupidity continues beyond infinity. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: Nations are like men - growing old, never

Nations are like men - growing old, never young. My son had the misfortune to be a young man of an old nation. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: There is no magic. There is only knowledge,

There is no magic. There is only knowledge, more or less hidden. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: Powerful is the charm of words, which for

Powerful is the charm of words, which for us reduces to manageable entities all the passions that would otherwise madden and destroy us. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: I rejoiced in the flaws that made her

I rejoiced in the flaws that made her more real to me — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: If you know anything of science, madame, you

If you know anything of science, madame, you must know that water is but ice given energy. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: One can't found a novel theology on Nothing,

One can't found a novel theology on Nothing, and nothing is so secure a foundation as a contradiction. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: his body close to the ground, he turned

his body close to the ground, he turned and — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: Time turns our lies into truths.

Time turns our lies into truths. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: We are like children who look at print

We are like children who look at print and see a serpent in the last letter but one, and a sword in the last. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: The best offense is a good defense, but

The best offense is a good defense, but a bad defense is offensive. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: My definition of good literature is that which

My definition of good literature is that which can be read by an educated reader, and reread with increased pleasure. — Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe Quotes By Gene Wolfe: I am filthy. So is Doris, but we'll

I am filthy. So is Doris, but we'll bathe and change clothes and be clean. Your filth is within you. If it were gone, you'd collapse. — Gene Wolfe