“No lifetime is long enough for those who wish to create, Raul. Or for those who simply wish to understand themselves and their lives. It is, perhaps, the curse of being human, but also a blessing.”

—  Dan Simmons , book The Rise of Endymion

Source: The Rise of Endymion (1997), Chapter 33 (p. 684)

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