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Quotes from Vectors — Charles Sheffield

1935–2002 England

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5 quotes

Life’s not chess, and life’s not poker, but there’s some of both in it.

Vectors (1979)

The trouble with apocalyptic visions is that they often won’t withstand a rational examination.

Vectors (1979)

Irresponsible on my part, to put pleasure before professional work? Sure—but as I get older carpe diem gets more and more reasonable as a motto for life.

Vectors (1979)

Alexandria may indeed be full of Devils, Lord, but they behaved very like merchants to my eyes.

Vectors (1979)

Maybe Redman meant well when he set up the church, but you can never create a good society based on deception. It’s been tried before, and it always fails. The trouble is, people won’t learn from history.

Vectors (1979)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Charles Sheffield (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.