Author: Joan D. Vinge

Quotes

Everything born has to die, in order to make room for the future.

Everything born has to die, in order to make room for the future.

- Joan D. Vinge

Each time, storytellers clothed the naked body of the myth in their own traditions, so that listeners could relate more easily to its deeper meaning.

Each time, storytellers clothed the naked body of the myth in their own traditions, so that listeners could relate more easily to its deeper meaning.

- Joan D. Vinge

Fear of the unknown is a terrible fear.

Fear of the unknown is a terrible fear.

- Joan D. Vinge

Besides, wouldn't it be wonderful if no one ever had to worry about the random cruelty of fatal illness or the woes of old age attacking them or their loved ones?

Besides, wouldn't it be wonderful if no one ever had to worry about the random cruelty of fatal illness or the woes of old age attacking them or their loved ones?

- Joan D. Vinge

The contradictions are what make human behavior so maddening and yet so fascinating, all at the same time.

The contradictions are what make human behavior so maddening and yet so fascinating, all at the same time.

- Joan D. Vinge

Studying anthropology, I developed a kind of holistic view of human existence, in which the dichotomies you listed are all necessary and vital aspects of life.

Studying anthropology, I developed a kind of holistic view of human existence, in which the dichotomies you listed are all necessary and vital aspects of life.

- Joan D. Vinge

Humans may be the only creatures on Earth who spend significant time thinking about the fact that someday their lives will end.

Humans may be the only creatures on Earth who spend significant time thinking about the fact that someday their lives will end.

- Joan D. Vinge

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