By Realness, I mean that which does not merge away into something else, and that which is not partly something else: that which is not a reaction to,… - Charles Fort

" "

By Realness, I mean that which does not merge away into something else, and that which is not partly something else: that which is not a reaction to, or an imitation of, something else. By a real hero, we mean one who is not partly a coward, or whose actions and motives do not merge away into cowardice. But, if in Continuity, all things do merge, by Realness, I mean the Universal, besides which there is nothing with which to merge.

English
Collect this quote

About Charles Fort

Charles Hoy Fort (August 6, 1874 – May 3, 1932) was a writer and researcher into anomalous phenomena.

Biography information from Wikiquote

Also Known As

Birth Name: Charles Hoy Fort
Alternative Names: Charles H. Fort • Charles Hoy Forte
All quotes from Charles Fort Similar Quotes by other Originators

Share this quote as an image

Customize card

PREMIUM FEATURE

Advanced Search Filters

Filter search results by source, date, and more with our premium search tools.

Unlock Premium Filters

Additional quotes by Charles Fort

The fittest survive. What is meant by the fittest? Not the strongest; not the cleverest — Weakness and stupidity everywhere survive. There is no way of determining fitness except in that a thing does survive. "Fitness," then, is only another name for "survival." Darwinism: That survivors survive.
Sources available for members. Sign up free to see where this quote comes from
Find Similar

Works in ChatGPT, Claude, or Any AI

Add semantic quote search to your AI assistant via MCP. One command setup.

Set Up MCP
Char me the trunk of a redwood tree. Give me pages of white chalk cliffs to write upon. Magnify me thousands of times, and replace my trifling immodesties with a titanic megalomania — then might I write largely enough for our subjects.
New Lands · 1974 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance
Find Similar