“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 Image
“In this also we are men, that we think of the dead. Once it was not so, and when one of us died, he lay where he lay by the cave-mouth and we ran in and out there, not standing quite upright as we ran. Now we stand upright, and now also we think of the dead. So, when the… — 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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
