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Change the world Quote by Mark Lawrence

“The physicists called it an adjustment of quantum emphasis. But the effect was to change the role of the observer. Of you and me. For the will of the observer to matter. So man could control his environment directly through the force of his desire, rather than through machinery.” I had the feeling…” quote by Mark Lawrence
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““The physicists called it an adjustment of quantum emphasis. But the effect was to change the role of the observer. Of you and me. For the will of the observer to matter. So man could control his environment directly through the force of his desire, rather than through machinery.” I had the feeling that if I died he would carry on saying his piece to my corpse. “Unfortunately that wheel wasn’t just turned—it was set turning. It hasn’t stopped. In fact, like so many things in nature, the process has a tipping point and we’re reaching it. The fractures in the world, in the walls between mind and matter, between energy and will, between life and death, they’re all growing. And everything is in danger of falling through the cracks. Each time these powers, the ability to influence energy or mass or existence, are used, the divergence grows. These are the magics you know as being fire-sworn, or rock-sworn, or as necromancy and the like. The more they are used, the easier they become, and the wider the world is broken open. And this Dead King of yours is just another symptom. Another example of a singular force of will being used to change the world and, in doing so, accelerating the turn of that wheel we released.””

Mark Lawrence

About This Quote

Source Novel: The Book of the Ancestor, Mark Lawrence, 2015

The observer’s will can alter reality, but each use pushes a cosmic balance toward collapse.

In simple terms: Will can change reality, but it risks breaking the world.

Key Takeaway

Use desire wisely, aware of consequences.

Themes

power will balance consequence

Mood

cautionary dramatic

Type

mythic philosophical

When to use this quote

  • personal ambition
  • technological innovation
  • environmental policy

Key Concepts

quantum mechanics metaphysics mythic magic

Questions to Reflect On

  • What limits should be placed on using will? power
  • How do you recognize a tipping point?
A Different Perspective

Uncontrolled will may cause irreversible damage.

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