Laura Anne Gilman Quotes
Civilization did not come with fire. It came with the discovery of how to use fire to heat water.
Gilman, Laura Anne. Flesh and Fire. Pocket Books, 2009.
This was a radical speech for the time, suggesting reforms that had been unthinkable to most Turks. Although it is not prohibited by the Koran and early Islamic artists made some of the greatest paintings and depictions of people, fundamentalists gained control of Islam and interpreted any statue as an idol that could be worshipped and this generalized to Islamic art in general where people ceased to be depicted and even animal depictions were rare. Muslim art developed incredible geometric intricacy but tended not to depict anything that is real. This extended to photography and illustrations in books including textbooks. At the same time, not unlike some Christian and Jewish Fundamentalists, the Muslim fundamentalists opposed science and the teaching thereof on the grounds that all authentic knowledge was in the Koran and anything else was not only false but also heretical. So this speech was a type of “declaration of war” against the established religious order and culture.
George was one of the first people to notice that with all the great development and technological breakthroughs, it does not become easier for the lower educated people in society to earn a living. He had not totally focused on education but made the observation for the lower classes where there is a high correlation with education.
Laura Anne Gilman (born 1967, New Jersey) is an American fantasy author.
