In the tide of these wild thoughts we checked our fancy rememberingthat only on the rare grains called planets can life gain foothold andthat all this wealth of restless jewels was but a waste of...

In the tide of these wild thoughts we checked our fancy remembering
that only on the rare grains called planets can life gain foothold and
that all this wealth of restless jewels was but a waste of fire.
Olaf Stapledon

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Very soon the heavens presented an extraordinary appearance for all the
stars directly behind me were now deep red while those directly ahead
were violet. Rubies lay behind me amethysts ahead of me.
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No visiting angel or explorer from another planet could have guessed that this bland orb teemed with vermin with worldmastering selftorturing incipiently angelic beasts.
- Olaf Stapledon

In the tide of these wild thoughts we checked our fancy rememberingthat only on the rare grains called planets can life gain foothold andthat all this wealth of restless jewels was but a waste of fire. Olaf Stapledon

In the tide of these wild thoughts we checked our fancy remembering
that only on the rare grains called planets can life gain foothold and
that all this wealth of restless jewels was but a waste of fire.
Olaf Stapledon