“William has learned in his bones that survival takes the form of other people. They must know you, and for that to happen you must know them. Speak with them, charm them, and remember them.” — Geoff Ryman Copy Share Image
“She saw the children. They have been given viruses to educate them. From three weeks old they could speak and do basic arithmetic. By… — Geoff Ryman Copy Share Image
“There is no man so unsuited for the task of speaking about memory as I am, for I find scarcely a trace of it… — Geoff Ryman Copy Share Image
“Once there was a dictator. He drove millions to various kinds of deaths, by war, in prison, or simply in harsh deserts farming their lives away. He destroyed temples, burned books, and ruined the art of calligraphy. He wrote terrible poetry and forced everyone to learn it, so destroying the literary taste of one quarter of humanity. He remained a… — Geoff Ryman Copy Share
“In the silence, nothing was fragmented. There were no separate strands to gather together, to fumble, to complete for attention. In the silence, all… — Geoff Ryman Copy Share Image
Literature for me… tries to heal the harm done by stories. (How much harm? Most of the atrocities of history have been created by stories, e.g., the Jews killed Jesus.) I follow Sartre that the freedom the author claims for herself must be shared with the reader. So that would mean that literature is stories that put themselves at the… — Geoff Ryman Copy Share
“William has learned in his bones that survival takes the form of other people. They must know you, and for that to happen you… — Geoff Ryman Copy Share Image
“You always use that word "remember",' said Milena. 'You say, "remember, team". You never tell us to think.” — Geoff Ryman Copy Share Image
“Tyranny is a form of perversion. We come to love it. Every government is a tyranny to a degree, and the more evil it… — Geoff Ryman Copy Share Image
“The music comes out of the silence. I don't mind if it goes back in. We come out of the silence...” — Geoff Ryman Copy Share Image
In a sense who you are has always been a story that you told to yourself. Now your self is a story that you… — Geoff Ryman Copy Share Image
“It is necessary to distinguish between history and fantasy wherever possible. And then use them against each other.” — Geoff Ryman Copy Share Image
