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Tom Sweterlitsch
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Tom Sweterlitsch (born October 21, 1977) is an American science fiction author.
Quotes
The Gone World (2018)
Page numbers from the hardcover first edition, published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, 978-0-399-16750-8, first printing
You have to be rich to live forever.
Part 2, Chapter 1 (p. 103)
“You’re an atheist,” I said.“No, I believe in God. I believe God exists. I had an experience, I had that vision, and in the vision I saw God. God is a pestilent light ringed with black stars. I’m still a man of faith because I believe, but when I think of God, I think of something like a parasite.”
Part 2, Chapter 2 (p. 124)
Lambs are sacrificed but rats survive.
Part 2, Chapter 4 (p. 147)
The totality of human endeavor is nothing when set against the stars.
Part 2, Chapter 4 (p. 147)
There was no center, no reason. Courtney’s death was random, banal viciousness inflicted by one organism upon another. There is no design. The universe isn’t kind or cruel. The universe is vast and indifferent to our desires.
Part 4, Chapter 3 (p. 319)
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