A book, especially a longer book, it’s a different kind of force that pushes you through it. It’s a vision of the whole thing.

ALAN LIGHTMAN

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A book, especially a longer book, it’s a different kind of force that pushes you through it. It’s a vision of the whole thing.

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All of these things can occur with or without God. I do not believe in the existence of God, but I consider myself a spiritual person in the manner I have just described. I call myself a spiritual atheist. I would imagine that many people are spiritual atheists.

ALAN LIGHTMAN

All of these things can occur with or without God. I do not believe in the existence of God, but I consider myself a spiritual person in the manner I have just described. I call myself a spiritual atheist. I would imagine that many people are spiritual atheists.
ALAN LIGHTMAN

Appreciation Larger Thing
In this world, artists are joyous. Unpredictability is the life of their paintings, their music, their novels. They delight in events not forecasted, happenings without explanation, retrospective.

ALAN LIGHTMAN

In this world, artists are joyous. Unpredictability is the life of their paintings, their music, their novels. They delight in events not forecasted, happenings without explanation, retrospective.
ALAN LIGHTMAN

Joyful Unpredictability
I am spellbound by the plays of Shakespeare. And I am spellbound by the second law of thermodynamics.

ALAN LIGHTMAN

I am spellbound by the plays of Shakespeare. And I am spellbound by the second law of thermodynamics.
ALAN LIGHTMAN

Author Second Spellbound Thermodynamic
The belief or disbelief in such a Being is therefore a matter of faith.

ALAN LIGHTMAN

The belief or disbelief in such a Being is therefore a matter of faith.
ALAN LIGHTMAN

Being Disbelief
I also like the magic realist writers, such as Borges and Marquez, and feel that interesting truths can be learned about our world by exploring highly distorted worlds.

ALAN LIGHTMAN

I also like the magic realist writers, such as Borges and Marquez, and feel that interesting truths can be learned about our world by exploring highly distorted worlds.
ALAN LIGHTMAN

Borge Distorted Highly Realistic Word
At every point of decision, the world splits into three worlds, each with the same people, but different fates for those people. In time, there are an infinity of worlds.

ALAN LIGHTMAN

At every point of decision, the world splits into three worlds, each with the same people, but different fates for those people. In time, there are an infinity of worlds.
ALAN LIGHTMAN

Every Infinity Point
I think that the scienti?c way of looking at the world, and the humanistic way of looking at the world are complementary.

ALAN LIGHTMAN

I think that the scienti?c way of looking at the world, and the humanistic way of looking at the world are complementary.
ALAN LIGHTMAN

Complementary Humanistic Scientific Think Way
The Book of Telling tells of a woman’s journey to uncover the secret life of her father and to find herself in the process.

ALAN LIGHTMAN

The Book of Telling tells of a woman’s journey to uncover the secret life of her father and to find herself in the process.
ALAN LIGHTMAN

Tell Uncover
Don’t you feel something magical when you’re in love?… I do, I certainly do … but I think that feeling of magic is a hardwired psychological response. It’s a chemical thing in the brain.

ALAN LIGHTMAN

Don’t you feel something magical when you’re in love?… I do, I certainly do … but I think that feeling of magic is a hardwired psychological response. It’s a chemical thing in the brain.
ALAN LIGHTMAN

Feel Magical Something
My writings are an exploration, and I think a lot of writers would tell you this, but in writing, you’re not simply putting down things that are already known to you. You’re actually discovering in the writing process, you’re actually creating knowledge.

ALAN LIGHTMAN

My writings are an exploration, and I think a lot of writers would tell you this, but in writing, you’re not simply putting down things that are already known to you. You’re actually discovering in the writing process, you’re actually creating knowledge.
ALAN LIGHTMAN

Simplu Already Down Exploration Lot Put Write Writer
As I understand it, a universe is a … well, a totality. A universe is everything that is, as far as the inside of the thing.

ALAN LIGHTMAN

As I understand it, a universe is a … well, a totality. A universe is everything that is, as far as the inside of the thing.
ALAN LIGHTMAN

Out Thing Total
Each future moves in a different direction of time. Each future is real.

ALAN LIGHTMAN

Each future moves in a different direction of time. Each future is real.
ALAN LIGHTMAN

Each Future Move
In the coffee houses, in the government buildings, in boats of Lake Geneva, people look at their watches and take refuge in time.

ALAN LIGHTMAN

In the coffee houses, in the government buildings, in boats of Lake Geneva, people look at their watches and take refuge in time.
ALAN LIGHTMAN

Boat Building Coffee Refuge
Faith is the ability to honor stillness at some moments, and at others to ride the passion and exuberance.

ALAN LIGHTMAN

Faith is the ability to honor stillness at some moments, and at others to ride the passion and exuberance.
ALAN LIGHTMAN

Exuberance Honor Moment Other Stillness
Whenever Obama uses subtleties in discussing a complex issue, he gets creamed.

ALAN LIGHTMAN

Whenever Obama uses subtleties in discussing a complex issue, he gets creamed.
ALAN LIGHTMAN

Cream Discuss President Subtleties
For it is only habit and memory that dulls the physical passion. Without memory, each night is the first night, each morning is the first morning, each kiss and touch are the first.

ALAN LIGHTMAN

For it is only habit and memory that dulls the physical passion. Without memory, each night is the first night, each morning is the first morning, each kiss and touch are the first.
ALAN LIGHTMAN

Dull Memory Only

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