“If there is a God who made us and we did wrong before His eyes—as George says—at least we did wrong only because we were as God made us, and I do not think that He should set traps. Oh,… — George R. Stewart Copy Share Image
The trouble you're expecting never happens; it's always something that sneaks up the other way. — George R. Stewart Copy Share
“In this also we are men, that we think of the dead. Once it was not so, and when one of us died, he… — George R. Stewart Copy Share
“Between the plan and the fulfillment stands always the frail barrier of a human life.” — George R. Stewart Copy Share
“Then, though his sight was now very dim, he looked again at the young men. "They will commit me to the earth," he thought.… — George R. Stewart Copy Share
As for man, there is little reason to think that he can in the long run escape the fate of other creatures, and if… — George R. Stewart Copy Share
“It is a strange thing," he thought, "to be an old god. They worship you, and yet they mistreat you. If you do not… — George R. Stewart Copy Share
“As once, when the armies of the empire were shattered and the strong barbarians poured in upon the soft provincials, so now the fierce… — George R. Stewart Copy Share
“In that world, those with seeing eyes could only blunder about, but the blind man would be at home, and now instead of being… — George R. Stewart Copy Share
“If there is a God who made us and we did wrong before His eyes—as George says—at least we did wrong only because we… — George R. Stewart Copy Share
