# Quote — Poul Anderson, The Corridors of Time

> “Destiny,” said John. “The ghastliest word a man can speak.”

- Author: [Poul Anderson](https://www.leafyquotes.com/poul-anderson.md)
- Book: [The Corridors of Time](https://www.leafyquotes.com/poul-anderson/the-corridors-of-time.md)
- Page: 130
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/poul-anderson/the-corridors-of-time/destiny-said-john

## More from this book

> At most, the gods gave only a little happiness; the rest was merely existence.

p. 42 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/poul-anderson/the-corridors-of-time/at-most-the.md)

> “I think,” said John, “you’d do well to remember what one of our philosophers wrote. All evil is a good become cancerous.

p. 131 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/poul-anderson/the-corridors-of-time/i-think-said.md)

> Why do people in this age think their own impoverished lives must be the norm of the universe?

p. 9 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/poul-anderson/the-corridors-of-time/why-do-people.md)