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The idea of death was utterly incongruous—as it is to all men until the final second.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (2001)
The extremists in his movement had discredited themselves thoroughly, and it would be a long time before the world heard of them again.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (2001)
It is surprising how long it takes to do a simple addition when your life depends on the answer.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (2001)
The future is built on the rubble of the past; wisdom lies in facing that fact, not in fighting against it.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (2001)
History, it has been said, never repeats itself but historical situations recur.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (2001)
This sounded promising, and my coefficient of cupidity jumped several points.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (2001)
There are some things that no amount of pure intelligence can anticipate, but which can only be learned by bitter experience.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (2001)
Why should one be afraid of something merely because it is strange?
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (2001)
I doubt if such a word exists, and if it does, it shouldn’t.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (2001)
News that is sufficiently bad somehow carries its own guarantee of truth. Only good reports need confirmation.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (2001)
When I was a boy, Brayldon, my old master once said that time could never destroy the truth—it could only hide it among legends. He was right.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (2001)
It was good to be alive; it was better to be young; it was best of all to be in love.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (2001)
The person one loves never really exists, but is a projection focused through the lens of the mind onto whatever screen it fits with least distortion.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (2001)
Great art and domestic bliss are mutually incompatible. Sooner or later, you'll have to make your choice.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (2001)
Now there are some forms of apparel that may be worn or discarded as the fancy pleases with no other ill effects than a possible loss of social prestige. But spacesuits are not among them.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (2001)
What was the use of wealth and power unless they could be used to shape one’s dreams?
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (2001)
Purvis looked at him as though seeing something that had no right to be around in a world that had invented penicillin.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (2001)
There were some things that only time could cure. Evil men could be destroyed but nothing could be done about good men who were deluded.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (2001)
There may be a moral here. For the life of me I can't find it.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (2001)
He was suddenly struck by an idea so brilliant that he was quite sure it could not possibly work.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (2001)