"No one reads; if someone does read, he……" — Stanislaw Lem
"No one reads; if someone does read, he doesn't understand; if he understands, he immediately forgets."
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53 Quotes by Stanislaw Lem
Stanislaw Lem has 53 quotes on this site.
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We are like snails, each stuck to his own leaf.
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A dream will always triumph over reality, once it is given the chance.
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To torture a man you have to know his pleasures.
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You climb to reach the summit, but once there, discover that all roads lead down.
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There are no answers, only choices,
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Our ability to adapt and therefore to accept everything is one of our greatest dangers. Creatures that are completely flexible,…
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When the Universe was not so out of whack as it is today, and all the stars were lined up…
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Either something is authentic or it is unauthentic, it is either false or true, make-believe or spontaneous life; yet here…
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Man does not create gods, in spite of appearances. The times, the age, impose them on him.
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Have it compose a poem -- a poem about a haircut! But lofty, noble, tragic, timeless, full of love, treachery,…
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Where do consequences lead? Depends on the escort.
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Cripple God, who always desires more than he's able to have, and doesn't always realize this to begin with. Who…
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