Philip Jose Farmer Quotes about Life

The stars above will be below when man has Love.

The stars above will be below when man has Love.

Life, Stars, Love Life

"Sestina of the Space Rocket". Poem by Philip Jose Farmer (1953); originally published in "Startling Stories" Magazine, February 1953; republished in Philip Jose Farmer "Pearls From Peoria" edited by Paul Spiteri, 2006.

The way is open, comrades, free as Space Alone is free. The only gold is love, A coin that we have minted from the light Of others who have cared for us on Earth And who have deposited in us the power That nerves our nerves to seize the burning stars.

Philip Jose Farmer

Life, Stars, Light

Give us power, give us light To holdall love within our breast's small space.

Philip Jose Farmer

Life, Light, Space

Yes, we hope to seed a new, rich earth. We hope to breed a race of men whose power Dwells in hearts as open as all Space Itself, who ask for nothing but the light That rinses the heart of hate so that the stars Above will be below when man has Love.

Philip Jose Farmer

Life, Stars, Hate

Prometheus, I have no Titan's might, Yet I, too, must each dusk renew my heart, For daytime's vulture talons tear apart The tender alcoves built by love at night.

Philip Jose Farmer

Life, Heart, Night

One thing is sure, O comrades, that the love That fights to keep us rooted in the earth, But also urges us to dare the stars, This irresistible, this ancient power Wedged in the soul, unshakable, is the light That burns our roots and leaves us free for Space.

Philip Jose Farmer

Life, Stars, Fighting

Philip Jose Farmer Quotes about Life

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