“Perhaps that had been one of the ineradicable faults of mankind - for even a convinced atheist had to admit there were faults - that it was never content with a thing as a thing; it had to turn things… — Brian W. Aldiss Copy Share
“Whatever terrific events may inform our lives, it always comes to that in the end; we just want to lie down.” — Brian W. Aldiss Copy Share Image
“Life was a pleasure; he looked back at its moments, many of them as much shrouded in mist as the opposite bank of the Thames; objectively, many of them held only misery, fear, confusion; but afterwards, and even at the time, he had known an exhilaration stronger than the misery, fear, or confusion. A fragment of belief came to him… — Brian W. Aldiss Copy Share
“This shall be home, where danger was my cradle, and all we have learned will guard us!” — Brian W. Aldiss Copy Share Image
“Perhaps that had been one of the ineradicable faults of mankind - for even a convinced atheist had to admit there were faults - that it was never content with a thing as a thing; it had to turn things into symbols of other things. A rainbow was never only a rainbow; a storm was a sign of celestial anger;… — Brian W. Aldiss Copy Share
“It's a funny thing in my job: you remain perpetually lonely in a world where loneliness is the rarest commodity.” — Brian W. Aldiss Copy Share Image
“Life on the big slope was endurable, and sometimes more than just endurable, for the human spirit was a genius for making mountains out… — Brian W. Aldiss Copy Share Image
“Once land gets in a state, once it begins to deteriorate, it is hard to reverse the process. Land falls sick just like people—that's… — Brian W. Aldiss Copy Share Image
“This is how Yuli, son of Alehaw, came to a place called Oldorando, where his descendants flourished in the better days that were to… — Brian W. Aldiss Copy Share Image
“To qualify as a Seeker, it was necessary to show a high serendipity factor. In my experimental behaviour pool as a child, I had… — Brian W. Aldiss Copy Share Image
