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Stanislaw Lem Quotes: Good books tell the truth, even when they're about things that never have been and never will be. They're truthful in a different way
         

Good books tell the truth, even when they're about things that never have been and never will be. They're truthful in a different way


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Cannibals prefer those who have no spines.

Cannibals prefer those who have no spines.



We have no need of other worlds. We need mirrors. We don't know what to do with other worlds. A single world, our own, suffices us; but we can't accept it for what it is.

We have no need of other worlds. We need mirrors. We don't know what to do with other worlds. A single world, our own, suffices us; but we can't accept it for what it is.



I hadn't known there were so many idiots in the world until I started using the Internet.

I hadn't known there were so many idiots in the world until I started using the Internet.



Man does not create gods, in spite of appearances. The times, the age, impose them on him.

Man does not create gods, in spite of appearances. The times, the age, impose them on him.



A dream will always triumph over reality, once it is given the chance.

A dream will always triumph over reality, once it is given the chance.



Science explains the world, but only Art can reconcile us to it.

Science explains the world, but only Art can reconcile us to it.



Behind every glorious facade there is always hidden something ugly.

Behind every glorious facade there is always hidden something ugly.



The whole plan hinged upon the natural curiosity of potatoes.

The whole plan hinged upon the natural curiosity of potatoes.



Seduced, shaggy Samson snored. She scissored short. Sorely shorn, Soon shackled slave, Samson sighed, Silently scheming, Sightlessly seeking Some savage, spectacular suicide.

Seduced, shaggy Samson snored. She scissored short. Sorely shorn, Soon shackled slave, Samson sighed, Silently scheming, Sightlessly seeking Some savage, spectacular suicide.



If man had more of a sense of humor, things might have turned out differently.

If man had more of a sense of humor, things might have turned out differently.





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It is so pleasant to learn about new things. Every day I find how little I know, but I do not feel discouraged since God has given me an eternity in which to learn more.

It is so pleasant to learn about new things. Every day I find how little I know, but I do not feel discouraged since God has given me an eternity in which to learn more.



The suburban cycle which began a hundred years ago is nearly over. We are in for a period of contraction and economic hardship.

The suburban cycle which began a hundred years ago is nearly over. We are in for a period of contraction and economic hardship.



When I’m alone in my room sometimes I stare at the wall, and in the back of my mind I hear my conscience call.

When I’m alone in my room sometimes I stare at the wall, and in the back of my mind I hear my conscience call.



I've heard attacks were made on coalition forces because of those. I apologize to the families of those who lost loved ones or were injured because of the photos.

I've heard attacks were made on coalition forces because of those. I apologize to the families of those who lost loved ones or were injured because of the photos.



I’ve been a con artist since I was 16 and trying to get my dad to buy me a car. I never succeeded, but I learnt a lot of tactics.

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I like playing misfits, I like playing oddballs, I like playing characters with rough edges.

I like playing misfits, I like playing oddballs, I like playing characters with rough edges.



I really haven't strayed too far, musically, from my roots

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