Stephen Jay Gould (1941–2002) American evolutionary biologist
"A Time to Laugh", p. 82; originally published as "A Happy Mystery to Ponder: Why So Many Homers?" in The Wall Street Journal (2001-10-10)
Triumph and Tragedy in Mudville (2003)
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"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.”
— Neal Stephenson, book Anathem
Orolo and Raz, Part 4, "Anathem"
Anathem (2008)
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