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Summer of Love

Summer of Love

Summer of Love is a novel by Lisa Mason. It is about a time traveler from the year 2467, who goes back in time to the 1967 Summer of Love.


“In the beginning and the end, it’s all a crapshoot. The Cosmic Mind does play dice. Loves to gamble, in fact.”

Source: Summer of Love (1994), Chapter 2 “Do You Believe in Magic?” (p. 35)

“Junk does that. Junk is a forge. You enter the fire and come out twisted.”

Source: Summer of Love (1994), Chapter 15 “Over Under Sideways Down” (p. 329)

“By the time people could speak about mandatory population control in a rational way, it was too late.”

Source: Summer of Love (1994), Chapter 19 “Hello Goodbye” (p. 406)

“Consider impact before you consider benefit.”

Source: Summer of Love (1994), Chapter 2 “Do You Believe in Magic?” (p. 34; ecological catchphrase repeated often in the book)

“To give is best, live responsibly or die.”

Source: Summer of Love (1994), Chapter 2 “Do You Believe in Magic?” (p. 43)

“You are either the man in the white coat or you are the monkey. Susan sees herself as the monkey.”

Source: Summer of Love (1994), Chapter 4 “Foxy Lady” (p. 82)

“Since they were little, wishing on the first star of the evening, they both understood this: the most exciting game in life is to invent yourself.”

Source: Summer of Love (1994), Chapter 10 “Dedicated to the One I Love” (p. 236)

“I didn’t lie. I implied.”

Source: Summer of Love (1994), Chapter 6 “Purple Haze” (p. 139)

“She’s got space. Lots of space in her house. What about in her heart?”

Source: Summer of Love (1994), Chapter 6 “Purple Haze” (p. 124)

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