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scian_ashleyder

A relevant quote

Sep 12, 2008 11:37

"There was a time, between the waning age of enchantment and the dawning age of logic, when dragons flew the skies, free and unencumbered.... Look down there, Gorbash, my friend; On the troubled earth below us, confusion and chaos reign. All mankind is facing an epic choice: a world of magic, or a world of science... which will it be ( Read more... )

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ne1love September 12 2008, 15:49:21 UTC

I think we chose the wrong one...

In this, there is no wrong or right, only choice. scian_ashleyder September 12 2008, 16:53:00 UTC

"I was lost, lost in that sleep of death, when I felt his lips on mine. I opened my eyes, and for an instant, I saw his smile. And then he was gone..."
"Awakened you with a kiss, eh? Well.. Perhaps he isn't completely lost to magic."
"May...may I join him, father?"
"Of all the questions, I feared that the most."
"May I?"
"That must be your decision, child. Go, and you may never return to the magic realm; for even now, the great dome of invisibility grows over our world to protect its sanctity for all time. And no one on the outside may enter its boundaries, save for the length of a dream, or flash of an inspiration... but it will stay, through the years, the centuries, and the ages - a part of Man for all time. And whenever Man needs magic... we will be here."
- Carolinus and his daughter, the Princess Melisande

faeshard September 12 2008, 17:30:32 UTC

I still think we should learn to bridge the gap between the two. Then again, I always liked having it both ways. :P

I'll bear that in mind tonight, fox. scian_ashleyder September 12 2008, 19:04:12 UTC

"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
- Arthur C. Clarke's Third Law of Prediction

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Re: ....and to continue my quotes theme... scian_ashleyder September 14 2008, 01:34:14 UTC

"Where do we go, to draw the line?
I've gotta say, I've wasted all your time, honey honey -
Where do I go to fall from grace?
God put a smile, upon your face - yeah..."
- Coldplay, "God Put A Smile Upon Your Face"

swiftpawfoxie September 15 2008, 18:15:08 UTC

Though it is a few days later because of my lack of checking livejournal as frequently as I once did, this was almost frighteningly relevant to my day today..

swiftpawfoxie September 15 2008, 18:21:53 UTC

After posting of the above comment I also noticed the title of your post coinciding with the very word I just used to describe it..Amusing, that.