Who said "The heavens are not a place, but a condition."?

This quote is attributed to Chiang.

The heavens are not a place, but a condition. - Chiang

"The heavens are not a place, but a condition."

Chiang Philosophy

Character in Jonathan Livingston Seagull

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"You are perfect as you are, right now."

"To fly as fast as thought, to anywhere that is, you must begin by knowing that you have already arrived."

"The price of perfection is a price which I do not pay."

"True knowledge is knowing what you truly know and what you do not."

"I've seen the worst humanity has to offer."

"Sometimes I wonder if the world is worth saving."

"Every choice shapes our destiny."

"Order is the foundation of a good life."