“In the end, the world and its civilization had not been destroyed by the purging flames of Heaven; instead it rotted away from the ground up, consumed and killed by life-forms so tiny that the eye couldn’t even see them.… — Sakyo Komatsu Copy Share Image
“Could these wonderful inventions have never been created without first going down the road of armaments and warfare? Was it acceptable that we scholars… — Sakyo Komatsu Copy Share Image
“Now add in deaths from old age and disease and expand that to a global scale. Please imagine the sanitary conditions in those underdeveloped… — Sakyo Komatsu Copy Share Image
“Silverland held two oddly misplaced fears,” continued Carter. “He always acted like he was the cheerful sort who never sweated the details, but like… — Sakyo Komatsu Copy Share Image
“The deep darkness of good-natured humans, which causes the noble things of humanity to spoil—the affection for a worn-out, grimy lifestyle, the quarrels between… — Sakyo Komatsu Copy Share Image
“Tsuchiya said in a voice that was unmistakably him talking in his sleep. “Except the problem is … what kind of ending you get …” Tanabe” — Sakyo Komatsu Copy Share Image
“Bob, every human being acts for his or her own reasons, and they are by no means fools. Far from being fools, in each… — Sakyo Komatsu Copy Share Image
“In the end, the world and its civilization had not been destroyed by the purging flames of Heaven; instead it rotted away from the… — Sakyo Komatsu Copy Share Image
“Although we are moving in the right direction, one wonders how long it will take humanity to attain a consciousness of ourselves as human… — Sakyo Komatsu Copy Share Image
“Ultimately, we lacked the courage to face up to our own true selves—our bare forms noble though petty, everything though nothing, almighty though powerless,… — Sakyo Komatsu Copy Share Image
“There were unofficial discussions at the time about what would have happened if, heaven forbid, that nuclear warhead had exploded on American soil. There… — Sakyo Komatsu Copy Share Image
