18 Quotes by Pat Cadigan

The universe doesn't know good or bad, only less or more.

the theorem of incompleteness . . . [shows] there is nothing on this level of existence that can fully explain this level of existence.

[Gina] I got them Bad Old Cosmic C-Word Blues Again.[Mark] What does ‘c-word’ mean?[Gina] It means continuing to believe even when you don’t feel it. Not letting go even when you can’t find squat to hold onto. Going all the way from the beginning to the end.

Truth and information are not the same thing! And neither are reality and state of existence!

The universe doesn’t know good or bad, only less or more.

We’re looking for places that aren’t on a map. If we put them on one, then anybody could find them.

Retiring young isn’t for everybody, even if you think it is. When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.

He was smiling. It was one of those sincere smiles grown-ups give kids when they’re trying to get them in arm’s reach for something bad. Doctors smile that way right before they give you a shot; teachers look the same just before they tell you they found out what you did. The Big Bad Wolf probably smiled at Red Riding Hood like that when he was pretending to be her grandma. Despite all my mother’s flaws including her mean streak, I never once saw that travesty of an expression on her face.

Because if you didn’t speak your truth, there was always something that would speak it for you that much louder.