“We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears.”— François de La Rochefoucauld Related Quotes “In each action we must look beyond the action at our past, present, and future state, and at others whom it affects, and see the relations of all those things. And then we shall be very cautious.”– Blaise Pascal “So fantasy was fine early on, and when I discovered science fiction, I was very happy with it, because my first interest in science fiction came with an interest in astronomy.”– Octavia Butler “You knew those people could be temperamental.”— Brad McKinniss