Brian Aldiss Quotes

Many Franks of the sixteenth generation were killed in the muck of the trenches, he died not once but many times, developing an obsessive dread of war which never left him. By the time the Americans entered the war, he was turning his many thoughts to politics.

Brian Aldiss

Quotes to Explore

There are recurring elements in popularized fairy tales, such as absent parents, some sort of struggle, a transformation, and a marriage. If you look at a range of stories, you find many stories about marriage, sexual initiation, abandonment. The plots often revolve around what to me seem to be elemental fears and desires.

Kate Bernheimer
For me to be here tonight, everything had to be perfect. I had to get drafted by Utah, had to play with a point guard like John Stockton, and had to be coached by Jerry Sloan and Frank Layden.

Karl Malone
- Me
- Perfect
- Play
When you were a kid, a day was a long time and a year was a long time.

Aaron Neville
- Time
- Long
- Day
Because we're able to adjust for compatibility - and what that means is we've already normalized for how well we think each person is going to get along with the other person - the only factor left in determining response rate, really, is the aesthetic appearance of the person who sent you that message.

Sam Yagan
I think these people have betrayed or have forgotten their ancestors.

Zhu Rongji
- People
- Think
- Ancestors
I never thought 'Stairway to Heaven' was a long song. I loved how there was this part and then there was another part that was completely different.

Adam Jones
- Different
- Long
- Song