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Arthur Clarke

Rendezvous with Rama

  • Zoya Alekseevahas quoted7 years ago
    he had a dizzying glimpse of those mysteries at the edge of existence that he had successfully ignored for most of his life.
  • rosemichaelhas quoted6 years ago
    but why should any intelligent race want to play childish tricks?”
  • rosemichaelhas quoted6 years ago
    Even by the twenty-second century, no way had yet been discovered of keeping elderly and conservative scientists from occupying crucial administrative positions
  • Zoya Alekseevahas quoted7 years ago
    “There’s some kind of fancy dessert with a hot exterior and ice cream in the middle—I don’t remember what it’s called—”
    “Baked Alaska. It’s a favorite at U.P. banquets, unfortunately.”
  • Zoya Alekseevahas quoted7 years ago
    raced through a smoky, flame-lit darkness
  • Zoya Alekseevahas quoted7 years ago
    quieter than anything I’ve ever known on Earth, or in space, where there’s always some background noise.
  • Zoya Alekseevahas quoted7 years ago
    went down the steps two at a time in long, gentle strides
  • Zoya Alekseevahas quoted7 years ago
    Yet the scale here was so much greater, both in time and in space, that the mind was unable to do it justice; after a while, it ceased to respond. Norton wondered if, sooner or later, he would take even Rama for granted.
  • Zoya Alekseevahas quoted7 years ago
    if there’s any more, heads will roll
  • Zoya Alekseevahas quoted7 years ago
    He could think of nothing, except the enjoyment of the gentle, unaccustomed gravity.
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