“If there is a hell, perhaps it consists in living up to all one’s promises.”
John Brunner book The Tides of Time
Source: The Tides of Time (1984), Chapter 11 (p. 202)

The Tides of Time is a science fiction novel by John Brunner. It was first published in the United States by Ballantine Del Rey Books in 1984. The novel tells the story of two people on an isolated island, each time they awoke from sleep, they lived a different life in a different time.
“If there is a hell, perhaps it consists in living up to all one’s promises.”
John Brunner book The Tides of Time
Source: The Tides of Time (1984), Chapter 11 (p. 202)
John Brunner book The Tides of Time
Source: The Tides of Time (1984), Chapter 3 (p. 48)
John Brunner book The Tides of Time
Source: The Tides of Time (1984), Chapter 5 (p. 83)
John Brunner book The Tides of Time
Source: The Tides of Time (1984), Chapter 12 (p. 220)
“No faith can possibly suffice. It’s always undermined by ignorance.”
John Brunner book The Tides of Time
Source: The Tides of Time (1984), Chapter 12 (p. 218)