July 19, 2012

Quote – Everything Connected

“But don’t you see? It doesn’t matter if it was a coincidence or not…. It’s more of that ‘small world, spooky world’… Everything’s connected. It doesn’t matter if we can’t see how, it’s still all connected. You know, chaos theory and all that.” -Charles de Lint – Crow Girls In The Very Best of Charles de Lint.

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July 16, 2012

Quote – Outlandish Becomes Routine

“A thing, or event is a source of wonder for a brief time, then it begins to seem routine no matter how outlandish it is.” -Allan Weiss – Heaven and Earth (in Tesseracts Nine. Edge, Calgary, 2005)

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July 15, 2012

Quote – finding out what makes it Canadian

“Canadian science fiction spends a lot of time trying to decide what makes it Canadian.” -Nalo Hopkinson – Final Thoughts (in Tesseracts Nine. Edge, Calgary, 2005)

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July 13, 2012

Quote – The ultimate horror…

“Then came the ultimate horror. The monstrosity made a noise like a sabre-toothed tiger coughing up a hairball… and began to sing.” -Edward Willett – A Little Space Music (in On Spec Spring 2012).

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July 11, 2012

Quote- listen to the world around you

“Now I want you to listen… to the world around you. And I want you to smell it too. And feel it on your skin and hair. And if you can, taste it on the wind.” -Drew Hayden Taylor – The Night Wanderer (Annick Press, 2007)

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July 9, 2012

Quote- Love and the Offering of the Heart

“When I kissed you and felt you offering up that gentle heart of yours, I knew I could not bear to lose you” -Alison Sinclair, Darkborn (Roc, 2009)

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July 8, 2012

Quote – They Don’t Want The War To End.

“They don’t want the war to end. They agreed on that a long time ego. Eternal war means eternal power for them. That’s why they can’t be beaten.” -Elisabeth Vonarburg – See Kathryn Run (in Tesseracts 9. Edge, 2005).

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July 6, 2012

Quote – Canadian fiction is human

“So perhaps the thing to be said about Canadian SF is that it is human, and is ultimately about a very human dilemma: What does it mean that we exist, and that we are aware that we exist?” -Nalo Hopkinson – Final Thoughts (in Tesseracts Nine. Edge, 2005).

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July 5, 2012

Quote – on being a hero

“Everyone is a hero in their own story but it takes love and courage to be a hero to others” -Alette J. Willis – Thought and Memory (in Tesseracts Nine, Edge, Calgary, 2005).

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