The Dispossessed
Quotes from The Dispossessed
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"In learning to speak to others, I learned to speak to myself."Shevek Knowledge
"The wall that separates us divides not land but consciousness."Shevek Philosophy
"Time is the quality that makes change possible."Shevek Time
"We are all exiles, but some of us know it."Takver Solitude
"The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, intolerable uncertainty."Shevek Life
"The person who refuses to do his work is lazy and on the other hand the person who merely obeys orders is a coward."Shevek Courage
"One cannot buy the revolution. One cannot make the revolution. One can only be the revolution."Shevek Politics
"The suffering of the individual is the foundation of the beauty of the world."Shevek Wisdom
"We are the people of the world. We have no leaders because we are free."Shevek Freedom
"True journey is return to the actual present moment."Shevek Philosophy
"Time is the substance I'm made of."Shevek Time
"The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, universal disagreement."Shevek Politics
"Ignorance is not bliss. It is oblivion."Shevek Knowledge
"Suffering is the condition on which we live. And when it comes, you know it always had been, and always will be."Takver Wisdom
"We are the people who refuse to take the easy way."Shevek Courage
"The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, world-wide, universal disagreement."Shevek Freedom
"We are what we choose to become."Takver Motivation
"The wall between us is made of fear."Shevek Peace
"Dreams are the foundation of reality."Shevek Dreams
"Gratitude is the root of happiness."Takver Gratitude
"Power corrupts those who believe they deserve it."Shevek Power
"Authority without consent is tyranny."Shevek Justice
"The strength of a chain is its weakest link."Odo Strength
"Creativity flourishes where hierarchy falls."Shevek Creativity
"The imagination requires freedom."Shevek Imagination
"Work without joy is slavery."Takver Work
"Fear is the tool of tyrants."Shevek Fear
"The personal is political."Takver Politics
"Science demands freedom of thought."Shevek Science
"Peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of justice."Shevek Peace