Quotes by Kim Stanley Robinson, The Years of Rice and Salt

Explore a curated collection of 9 quotes by Kim Stanley Robinson, The Years of Rice and Salt. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

The word of God came down to man as rain to soil, and the result was mud, not clear water. (Bistami) Pg. 128 — Kim Stanley Robinson, The Years of Rice and Salt
Nothing was ever normal again.Many lives change like that -- all of a sudden, and forever. — Kim Stanley Robinson, The Years of Rice and Salt
All the great moments of history have taken place inside people’s heads. — Kim Stanley Robinson, The Years of Rice and Salt
In China the egalitarian movement came not just from Zhu's vision, but also the Taoist ideas of balance, as Zhu would al — Kim Stanley Robinson, The Years of Rice and Salt
It is a long time ago. So many lives ago--I get them all confused, don’t you? — Kim Stanley Robinson, The Years of Rice and Salt
The people are suffering. Relieving people’s poverty ought to be handled as though one were rescuing them from fire, or — Kim Stanley Robinson, The Years of Rice and Salt
Desire is life trying to continue to be life. All living things desire, bacteria feel desire. Life is wanting. — Kim Stanley Robinson, The Years of Rice and Salt
Bold didn’t know what he felt, it changed minute by minute. — Kim Stanley Robinson, The Years of Rice and Salt
Allah protect us,' Bold said politely. Then, in Arabic, 'In the name of God, the merciful, the compassionate.' In his ye — Kim Stanley Robinson, The Years of Rice and Salt