Quotes by Bonta, Vanna




Vanna Bonta is an American novelist and poet noted for Flight: A Quantum Fiction Novel (1995), the first definitive work that coined the 21st century literary genre "quantum fiction." Bonta wrote poetry and short fiction from the age of six, penning several prize-winning poetry collections and essays. Bonta played a cameo role as the hero's young mother in the fantasy feature film, The Beastmaster. She is credited as a voice talent in feature movies such as Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Demolition Man, and The Twilight Zone. She is the inventor of the 2Suit, a spacesuit which she tested in zero gravity on The Universe series for the History Channel documentary episode about humanity colonizing planets beyond Earth..

"There is no hospitality like understanding."

Bonta, Vanna on fellowship    Share


"The true poem rests between the words."

Bonta, Vanna on poetry    Share

"Popularity is not an indication of quality."

Bonta, Vanna on popular culture    Share

"Sex in space is not just a good idea, it's survival."

Bonta, Vanna on sex    Share

"I'm in love with the whole world."

Bonta, Vanna on love    Share

"Penalty is different than punishment, because it offers something with which to regain honor."

Bonta, Vanna on punishment    Share

"I consider myself more exportant than important."

Bonta, Vanna on importance    Share

"God and I were nude."

Bonta, Vanna on nudity    Share

"Our neighborhood - this solar system, the cosmos, actually - is so much more vast and amazing than the paltry headlines, insanity, and politics crammed at us daily as so-called news. The beauty of the hood and discoveries that await us are deserving of our attention and mandatory to our survival as a species."

Bonta, Vanna on existence    Share

"I believe Love is the most courageous act of which a human being is capable. The word courage even stems from the root word “heart” (coeur). Scientifically speaking, it is quantifiable only by recognition of its quality."

Bonta, Vanna on love    Share

"When we love, we are courageous; and courage has nothing to do with being fearless, it’s about being willing to experience fear, even dread, to do what we must, without guarantee of outcome"

Bonta, Vanna on love    Share

"'Impossible' is not a scientific term."

Bonta, Vanna on impossibility    Share

"Our true enemies are: ignorance and limitation."

Bonta, Vanna on ignorance    Share

"Space is as infinite as we can imagine, and expanding this perspective is what adjusts humankind’s focus on conquering our true enemies, the formidable foes: ignorance and limitation."

Bonta, Vanna on limitation    Share

"People who worship only themselves get a slick, polished look -- like monuments. Too bad they had to go so soon"

Bonta, Vanna on worship    Share

"Love is the eternal first breath."

Bonta, Vanna on love    Share

"Harmony, rhythm, concision, concinnity are all elements that are epitomized in poetry. Cultivated in poetry, which is the nucleus of the creative impulse, these elemetns serve every art form: acting a character, writing a novel, creating music, dance, sculpture, painting."

Bonta, Vanna on poetry    Share

"The body knows no pain, not like the soul. At least a nerve has limits, a body part a name. But the soul ... the soul ... There is no bandage -- even crying is in vain."

Bonta, Vanna on soul    Share

"I suppose it would be a lot easier if a training manual were issued at puberty. Chapter One: what your body is feeling isn't necessarily you."

Bonta, Vanna on adulthood    Share

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