"There are friends with whom we share neither……" — Stanislaw Lem
"There are friends with whom we share neither interests nor any particular experiences, friends with whom we never correspond, whom we seldom meet and then only by chance, but whose existence nonetheless has for us a special if uncanny meaning. For me the Eiffel Tower is just such a friend, and not merely because it happens to be the symbol of a city, for Paris leaves me neither hot nor cold. I first became aware of this attachment of mine when reading in the paper about plans for its demolition, the mere thought of which filled me with alarm."
—
Stanislaw Lem
★
★
★
★
★
0.0 avg (0 ratings)
53 Quotes by Stanislaw Lem
Stanislaw Lem has 53 quotes on this site.
A few more worth reading:
-
We are like snails, each stuck to his own leaf.
-
A dream will always triumph over reality, once it is given the chance.
-
To torture a man you have to know his pleasures.
-
You climb to reach the summit, but once there, discover that all roads lead down.
-
There are no answers, only choices,
-
Our ability to adapt and therefore to accept everything is one of our greatest dangers. Creatures that are completely flexible,…
-
When the Universe was not so out of whack as it is today, and all the stars were lined up…
-
Either something is authentic or it is unauthentic, it is either false or true, make-believe or spontaneous life; yet here…
-
Man does not create gods, in spite of appearances. The times, the age, impose them on him.
-
Have it compose a poem -- a poem about a haircut! But lofty, noble, tragic, timeless, full of love, treachery,…
-
Where do consequences lead? Depends on the escort.
-
Cripple God, who always desires more than he's able to have, and doesn't always realize this to begin with. Who…
See all 53 quotes by Stanislaw Lem »
More Alarm Quotes
This quote is filed under Alarm Quotes,
one of 301 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
-
If you look at life one way, there is always cause for alarm.
— Elizabeth Bowen
-
Your body tells you what it needs, and if you sleep past your alarm on a Saturday morning, it's probably…
— Sophia Bush
-
Tell a man whose house is on fire to give a moderate alarm; tell him to moderately rescue his wife…
— William Lloyd Garrison
-
Get out of control, but appear under control. It?s not bad to alarm other people, though ? it?s good for…
— Hunter S. Thompson
-
It is proper to take alarm at the first experiment on our liberties. We hold this prudent jealousy to be…
— James Madison
-
We leave unmolested those who set the fire to the house, and prosecute those who sound the alarm.
— Nicolas Chamfort
-
It is easy to be swept away by some overwhelming feeling, so it's helpful to remember that any stressful feeling…
— Byron Katie
-
That's the purpose of stress. It's a friend. It's an alarm clock, built in to let you know that it's…
— Byron Katie
-
God incarnate is the end of fear; and the heart that realizes that, realizes that he is in the midst,…
— F B Meyer
-
Men do not like to admit to even momentary imperfection. My husband forgot the code to turn off the alarm.…
— Rita Rudner
-
I have been trying to point out that in our lives chance may have an astonishing influence and, if I…
— Alexander Fleming
-
I don't need an alarm clock. My ideas wake me.
— Ray Bradbury
See all 301 Alarm Quotes »