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The Margarets QUOTES

The Margarets QUOTES

1 " Many humans prefer tiny gods,” said the Gardener. “Tiny gods of limited preoccupations… "

― Sheri S. Tepper , The Margarets

2 " Star calls to star: “Here I am, who is like me?” Tree calls to tree: “I am I, who knows me? "

― Sheri S. Tepper , The Margarets

3 " People on Earth engaged in ritual repetition; most of them thought as little as possible; most of them occupied themselves with things and events that were not very important. Amusement "

― Sheri S. Tepper , The Margarets

4 " When a response is detected, the thing that uttered moves separately but implacably toward its responder, as by gravity. So equivalence is drawn to equivalence until they are within touching distance. "

― Sheri S. Tepper , The Margarets

5 " We are mates, whether we meet once in a lifetime, once a decade, or every day. Nothing changes when we are apart. "

― Sheri S. Tepper , The Margarets

6 " old vengeance is like old cake: still seeming sweet, but so dry that one invariably chokes on it. "

― Sheri S. Tepper , The Margarets