Quotes from book
The Road to the Sea


Arthur C. Clarke photo

“The future is built on the rubble of the past; wisdom lies in facing that fact, not in fighting against it.”

The Road to the Sea, p. 265
2000s and posthumous publications, The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (2001)

Arthur C. Clarke photo

“The person one loves never really exists, but is a projection focused through the lens of the mind onto whatever screen it fits with least distortion.”

The Road to the Sea, p. 269
2000s and posthumous publications, The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (2001)

Arthur C. Clarke photo

“There are some things that no amount of pure intelligence can anticipate, but which can only be learned by bitter experience.”

The Road to the Sea, p. 284
2000s and posthumous publications, The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (2001)

Arthur C. Clarke photo

“It was good to be alive; it was better to be young; it was best of all to be in love.”

The Road to the Sea, p. 284
2000s and posthumous publications, The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (2001)

Arthur C. Clarke photo
Arthur C. Clarke photo

“You won’t be an artist if you live a thousand years. You’re merely an expert, and you know it. Those who can—do, those who can’t—criticise.”

The Road to the Sea, p. 294
2000s and posthumous publications, The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (2001)

Arthur C. Clarke photo

“Great art and domestic bliss are mutually incompatible. Sooner or later, you’ll have to make your choice.”

The Road to the Sea, p. 298
2000s and posthumous publications, The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (2001)

Arthur C. Clarke photo

“Though I've often made fun of the scientists, they’ve freed us forever from the stagnation that was overtaking your race.”

The Road to the Sea, p. 298
2000s and posthumous publications, The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (2001)

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