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Eon

Eon
Greg Bear

Eon is a 1985 science fiction novel by Greg Bear. It is the first story written in The Way fictional universe.

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“Grief is not productive. It simply represents an inefficiency in accepting change of status.”

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Source: Eon (1985), p. 263

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“Having one’s eyes opened doesn’t make one grateful.”

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Source: Eon (1985), p. 291

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“Sometimes I feel like a beetle crawling through a fusion power plant. I can feel a certain amount, see a certain amount, but I sure as hell don’t understand everything.”

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Source: Eon (1985), p. 73

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“That’s insane,” Lanier said.
“Not very. It’s politics.”

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Source: Eon (1985), p. 153

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