Stephen Albert is a Sinologist in “The Garden of Forking Paths.” He studies the work of Dr. Yu Tsun’s ancestor, Ts’ui Pên. When Yu Tsun arrives at Albert’s house, Albert tells Yu Tsun about his discoveries about the work of his ancestor. When Albert turns his back, Yu Tsun kills him.
Stephen Albert Quotes in Ficciones
The Ficciones quotes below are all either spoken by Stephen Albert or refer to Stephen Albert. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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8. The Garden of Forking Paths
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“In all of [the infinite timelines],” I enunciated, with a tremor in my voice. “I deeply appreciate and am grateful to you for the restoration of Ts’ui Pen’s garden.”
“Not in all,” he murmured with a smile. “Time is forever dividing itself toward innumerable futures and in one of them I am your enemy.”
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Stephen Albert Quotes in Ficciones
The Ficciones quotes below are all either spoken by Stephen Albert or refer to Stephen Albert. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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8. The Garden of Forking Paths
Quotes
“In all of [the infinite timelines],” I enunciated, with a tremor in my voice. “I deeply appreciate and am grateful to you for the restoration of Ts’ui Pen’s garden.”
“Not in all,” he murmured with a smile. “Time is forever dividing itself toward innumerable futures and in one of them I am your enemy.”
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