“Among us we represent islands of time as well as separate oceans of perspective. Or perhaps more aptly put, each of us may hold a piece to a puzzle no one else has been able to solve since humankind first landed on Hyperion.” ~ Sol Weintraub in Hyperion1 Short Summary Hyperion, the novel, starts in the future (2900 AD) at a time when humans have become inter-planetary species, and the worlds are connected via the WorldWeb.

“Any fool can tell a crisis when it arrives. The real service to the state is to detect it in embryo.” ~ Foundation by Isaac Asimov 1 This is the second time I’m reading this book, that too after a gap of around 20 years. I had forgotten so much of the book that it felt like I was reading a new book.

“And it turns out that nothing will crack this world harder than one gentle question.” ~ The Nevers (HBO TV Series) 1 The ‘The Nevers’ starts with the upper echelons of the society in Victorian England being alarmed by the “natural order” being threatened by people (mostly women) who are “touched” by some mysterious spores from above.

“It is nobler to have courage as we stumble into half the things we fear than to analyze every possible obstacle and begin nothing. Great things are achieved by embracing great dangers. These were the words of Xerxes, Persia’s king of kings ..” — Admiral Emil Sauveterre, Season 5, Ep 2: Churn