Roger Zelazny

Then you must reconcile yourself to the fact that something is always hurt by any change. If you do this, you will not be hurt yourself. ↗

— Roger Zelazny

#eternity #free-will #maturity #melancholy #pain

Once a Buddha, always a Buddha, Sam. Dust off some of your old parables. You have about fifteen minutes.' Sam held out his hand. "Give me some tobacco and a paper. ↗

— Roger Zelazny

#funny #religion #sf #funny

When inspiration is silent reason tires quickly. ↗

— Roger Zelazny

#reason #inspirational

Life is full of doors that don't open when you knock, equally spaced amid those that open when don't want them to. ↗

— Roger Zelazny

#opportunity #equality

Besides, I like libraries. It makes me feel comfortable and secure to have walls of words, beautiful and wise, all round me. ↗

— Roger Zelazny

#library #words #beauty

It was my turn to be silent while a small family of moments crossed my path, single file, from the left, sticking their tongues out at me. ↗

— Roger Zelazny

#family

I enjoy slaughtering beasts, and I think of my relatives constantly. ↗

— Roger Zelazny

#constantly #enjoy #i #i think #relatives

While I had often said that I wanted to die in bed, what I really meant was that in my old age I wanted to be stepped on by an elephant while making love. ↗

— Roger Zelazny

#bed #die #elephant #had #i

When you are about to die, a wombat is better than no company at all. ↗

— Roger Zelazny

#better #company #die #than #you

It is a pain in the ass waiting around for someone to try to kill you. ↗

— Roger Zelazny

#ass #kill #pain #someone #try