And yet we knew, for a certainty, that when first emissarie… - Stanisław Lem

" "
And yet we knew, for a certainty, that when first emissaries of Earth went walking among the planets, Earth's other sons would be dreaming not about such expeditions but about a piece of bread.

Stanisław Lem

His Master's Voice · November 25, 1999 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

planet his-master-s-voice science lem

English

Collect this quote

About Stanisław Lem

Stanisław Lem (12 September 1921 – 27 March 2006) was a Polish satirical, philosophical, and science fiction writer.

Biography information from Wikiquote

Also Known As

Alternative Names: Stanislav Lem

All quotes from Stanisław Lem Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like Stanisław Lem:

Arthur C. Clarke Isaac Asimov Aldous Huxley H. G. Wells Umberto Eco

Additional quotes by Stanisław Lem

The whole sphere of cognitive and epistemological considerations was extremely important in my book and it was tightly coupled to the solaristic literature and to the essence of solaristics as such. Unfortunately, the film has been robbed of those qualities rather thoroughly. [...]

We are the cause of our own sufferings.

The ancients used to say: mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur — the world wants to be deceived, so let it be deceived.

And yet we knew, for a certainty, that when first emissaries of Earth went walking among the planets, Earth's other sons would be dreaming not about … - Stanisław Lem

About Stanisław Lem

Also Known As

Additional quotes by Stanisław Lem