Ким Стенли Робинсон ; — американский писатель-фантаст, возможно, наиболее известный своей Марсианской трилогией, удостоившейся нескольких премий, в том числе премий «Хьюго» и «Небьюла». Признается многими как один из величайших ныне живущих писателей, работающих в жанре научной фантастики. Wikipedia
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Источник: Повести, рассказы и сборники
“Very little detective work could be accomplished before a crime occurred.”
Источник: Red Mars (1992), Chapter 5, “Falling into History” (p. 276)
“You can’t make love to your fame. Even though some people try.”
Источник: Red Mars (1992), Chapter 4, “Homesick” (p. 221)
Источник: Red Mars (1992), Chapter 4, “Homesick” (p. 205)
“Being on Mars will change us in an evolutionary way.”
Arkady shook his head vehemently, causing him to spin a little in the air over the table. “No, no, no, no! History is not evolution! It is a false analogy! Evolution is a matter of environment and chance, acting over millions of years. But history is a matter of environment and choice, acting within lifetimes, and sometimes within years, or months, or days! History is Lamarckian! So that if we choose to establish certain institutions on Mars, there they will be! And if we choose others, there they will be!”
Источник: Red Mars (1992), Chapter 2, “The Voyage Out” (p. 88)
Источник: Red Mars (1992), Chapter 2, “The Voyage Out” (p. 85)
“The urge to excel and the urge to lead aren’t the same. Sometimes I think they may be opposites.”
Источник: Red Mars (1992), Chapter 2, “The Voyage Out” (p. 67)
Frank repeated.
”Well I hope I never get it! It’s like being hit by a hammer in the head!”
Источник: Red Mars (1992), Chapter 2, “The Voyage Out” (p. 53)
“Ridiculous. But lies were what people wanted; that was politics.”
Источник: Red Mars (1992), Chapter 1, “Festival Night” (p. 7)
