Source: The Fountains of Paradise (1979), Chapter 11 “The Silent Princess” (p. 65)
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The Fountains of Paradise
The Fountains of Paradise is a science fiction novel by British writer Arthur C. Clarke. Set in the 22nd century, it describes the construction of a space elevator. This "orbital tower" is a giant structure rising from the ground and linking with a satellite in geostationary orbit at the height of approximately 36,000 kilometers . Such a structure would be used to raise payloads to orbit without the expense of using rockets. The novel won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards for Best Novel.
Source: The Fountains of Paradise (1979), Chapter 16 “Conversations with Starglider” (p. 95)
“Even though you were once a goddess, Kalidasa’s heaven was only an illusion.”
Source: The Fountains of Paradise (1979), Chapter 11 “The Silent Princess” (p. 67)
Source: The Fountains of Paradise (1979), Chapter 2 “The Engineer” (p. 10)
“There was no substitute for reality; one should be aware of imitations.”
Source: The Fountains of Paradise (1979), Chapter 23 “Moondozer” (p. 129)
Source: The Fountains of Paradise (1979), Chapter 16 “Conversations with Starglider” (p. 94)
Source: The Fountains of Paradise (1979), Chapter 39 “The Wounded Sun” (p. 208)
Source: The Fountains of Paradise (1979), Chapter 16 “Conversations with Starglider” (p. 96)
Source: The Fountains of Paradise (1979), Chapter 10 “The Ultimate Bridge” (p. 52)
“Belief in God is apparently a psychological artifact of mammalian reproduction.”
Source: The Fountains of Paradise (1979), Chapter 35 “Starglider Plus Eighty” (p. 190)
Source: The Fountains of Paradise (1979), Chapter 43 “Fail-Safe” (p. 223)
Source: The Fountains of Paradise (1979), Chapter 53 “Fade-Out” (pp. 272-273)
Ah, but which king? The monarch who had stood on these granite flagstones — scarcely worn then, eighteen hundred years ago — was probably an able and intelligent man; but he failed to conceive that the time could ever come when he would fade into an anonymity as deep as that of his humblest subjects.
Source: 1970s, The Fountains of Paradise (1979), Ch. 11 “The Silent Princess”, p. 65
