Water does not care whether you bathe in it or drown in it. The mountains do not care whether you climb them or go around them. The stars do not care… - Mark Clifton

" "

Water does not care whether you bathe in it or drown in it. The mountains do not care whether you climb them or go around them. The stars do not care whether man reaches them or not. The universe does not care whether man masters all the relationships of its forces and processes, or dies because he refuses to master them. Life continues as it uses those relationships to further its growth. It ceases when it becomes overcome by still other forces which it cannot master.

English
Collect this quote

About Mark Clifton

Mark Clifton (1906 – 1963) was an American science fiction writer.

Also Known As

Alternative Names: Mark Irvin Clifton
Go Premium

Support Quotewise while enjoying an ad-free experience and premium features.

View Plans

Related quotes. More quotes will automatically load as you scroll down, or you can use the load more buttons.

Additional quotes by Mark Clifton

To say that man has already achieved the ultimate and absolute truth is like a tribal taboo which says that a given river may never be crossed because the witch doctor proves beyond all reason that there is only chaos beyond.
The most puzzling of all contradictory concepts given me is the human will to set up such arbitrary limits to his comprehension.

Go Premium

Support Quotewise while enjoying an ad-free experience and premium features.

View Plans
Loading...