"I guess that people like to think they are not only living but propagating their way of life."
"That's right. People have a need to feel that they are part of some sustainable project. Something that will go on without them. It creates a feeling of stability. I believe that the need for that kind of stability is as basic and as desperate as some of the other, more obvious needs. But there's more than one way to get it."


Orolo and Raz, Part 4, "Anathem" - Anathem (2008)

Neal Stephenson Quotes

I guess that people like to think they are not only living but propagating their way of life. That's right. People have a need to feel that they are...

I guess that people like to think they are not only living but propagating their way of life. That's right. People have a need to feel that they are...

I guess that people like to think they are not only living but propagating their way of life. That's right. People have a need to feel that they are...

I guess that people like to think they are not only living but propagating their way of life. That's right. People have a need to feel that they are...