“Nayrol is without speech and therefore never lies…" (Nayrol is) one of the nature gods of the Red River people. Objective evidence… — Walter M. Miller Jr Communication Copy Share Image
“But the princes, putting the words of their wise men to naught, thought each to himself: If I but strike quickly enough,… — Walter M. Miller Jr Hubris Copy Share Image
“Simpletons! Yes, yes! I'm a simpleton! Are you a simpleton? We'll build a town and we'll name it Simple Town, because by… — Walter M. Miller Jr Simpleton Copy Share Image
“Dom Paulo had not expected to convince him. But it was with a heavy heart that the abbot noticed the plodding patience… — Walter M. Miller Jr Heavy heart Copy Share Image
“Perhaps in his loneliness he had acquired the silent conviction that he was 'the last', the one, the only. And, being the… — Walter M. Miller Jr Copy Share Image
“The closer men came to perfecting for themselves a paradise, the more impatient they seemed to become with it, and with themselves… — Walter M. Miller Jr Darkness Copy Share Image
“The monk's ultimate goal is direct union with the Godhead. But to aim at that goal is to miss it altogether. His… — Walter M. Miller Jr Goals Copy Share Image
“When the world was in darkness and wretchedness, it could believe in perfection and yearn for it. But when the world became… — Walter M. Miller Jr Darkness Copy Share Image
“You heard him say it? 'Pain's the only evil I know about.' You heard that?" The monk nodded solemnly. "And that society… — Walter M. Miller Jr Evil Copy Share Image
“As Brother Francis readily admitted, his mastery of pre-Deluge English was far from masterful yet. The way nouns could sometimes modify other… — Walter M. Miller Jr Copy Share Image
“The closer men came to perfecting for themselves a paradise, the more impatient they became with it, and with themselves as well.… — Walter M. Miller Jr Beauty Copy Share Image
“He soon decided that almost any fact could be accepted calmly after it had already happened. Men would be just as calm… — Walter M. Miller Jr Big business Copy Share Image
“And yet he felt forebodings. Some nameless threat lurked just around the corner of the world for the sun to rise again.… — Walter M. Miller Jr Copy Share Image
“If Frank were to see me like this,” she thought, “he would put me to bed with a couple of sleeping pills,… — Walter M. Miller Jr Copy Share Image
“The visitor shrugged. "Like euthanasia? I'm sorry, Father, I feel that the laws of a society are what make something a crime… — Walter M. Miller Jr Bad laws Copy Share Image
