Poul Anderson on Death
Browse 6 quotations attributed to Poul Anderson, catalogued under death, with dates where available.
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Attributed to Poul Anderson, entry #89299: "I never set myself up as a prophet. Those crazy preachers have been the death of thousands, and the end is not yet."
Attributed to Poul Anderson, entry #241045: "Men, whose span is cruelly short, rush nonetheless to death in their youth as to a maiden’s arms."
6 Quotes by Poul Anderson on Death
"I never set myself up as a prophet. Those crazy preachers have been the death of thousands, and the end is not yet."
"Men, whose span is cruelly short, rush nonetheless to death in their youth as to a maiden’s arms."
"Mortal combat corrupts, and war corrupts absolutely."
"We're mortal - which is to say, we're ignorant, stupid, and sinful - but those are only handicaps. Our pride is that nevertheless, now and then, we do our best. A few times we succeed. What more dare we ask for?"
"The old man murmured: “Aye, we draw to an end. Dying hurts. Nonetheless the forefathers were wise who in their myths made Nan coequal with Lesu. A thing which endured forever would become unendurable. Death opens a way, for peoples as well as for people."
"Hard to say whether personal immortality would be a good thing or not. Not for the masses, surely! Too many of them as it was. But a select few, like Terangi Maclaren—or was it worth the trouble? Even given boats, chess, music, the No Drama, beautiful women and beautiful spectroscopes, life could get heavy."