Doe Quote by Robert Silverberg Download Open image “Thus does the unyielding, inescapable future ineluctably devour the present.” — Robert Silverberg ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.3 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Doe Time Unyielding
The future will one day be the present and will seem as unimportant as the present does now. — W. Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
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Three Rules for Literary Success: 1. Read a lot. 2. Write a lot. 3. Read a lot more, write a lot more. — Robert Silverberg Copy Share Image
Utopias are boring. Distopias on the other hand, are interesting. — Robert Silverberg Copy Share Image
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Men of great spirit are at high risk at a time when small souls rule the world. — Robert Silverberg Copy Share Image
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Sometimes a sign or a quote is simply interesting by itself and does not require anything beyond being framed on a page. — Stephen Vincent Benet Copy Share Image
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He's a fool that marries; but he's a greater fool that does not marry a fool. — William Wycherley Copy Share Image
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