28 November: William Blake Quotes

On his birthday, 10 quotes from William Blake:

1. To see a World in a Grain of Sand And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour.

2. In the universe, there are things that are known, and things that are unknown, and in between, there are doors.

3. We are not meant to resolve all contradictions but to live with them and rise above them.

4. To some people a tree is something so incredibly beautiful that it brings tears to the eyes. To others it is just a green thing that stands in the way.

5. Enlightenment means taking full responsibility for your life.

6. Every man who is not an artist is a traitor to his own nature.

7. When a sinister person means to be your enemy, they always start by trying to become your friend.

8. A good local pub has much in common with a church, except that a pub is warmer, and there's more conversation.

9. It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.

10. Every harlot was a virgin once.

Character birthday

Fixer, aka Raymond Reardon. He trained as a doctor, but had to give up the work due to an illness which meant he couldn't handle the long hours of a junior doctor post. He went back to university to study engineering and by the time he got that degree, he was fully recovered. The nature of the illness he had is unknown. He took a job at Hyperion Engineering and rose rapidly through the ranks, becoming the company's chief troubleshooter. His ability to fix just about anything brought him the respect of Madeleine Earnshaw, the CEO. She put aside the notion of an all female combat team when she realised she couldn't do much better than Ray for the healer role.

He started a relationship with Swallow, but she cannot choose between him and their team-mate, Displacer.