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Cyril M. Kornbluth Quotes

1923–1958 United States

Cyril M. Kornbluth (July 2, 1923 – March 21, 1958) was an American science fiction author.

United States
Novelists
Science fiction authors
Short story writers

Random Cyril M. Kornbluth quote

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God help the human race if you thugs are its fighters for liberty.

Not This August (1955)

You have a sense of humor, Mr. Kazam. That’s a rare thing in the religious.

A Mile Beyond the Moon (1958)

Of course, I shouldn’t be telling you state secrets, but I've noticed at home that a state secret is something known to everybody who makes more than fifty thousand a year and to nobody who makes less.

Not This August (1955)

It was then that I drifted into the nut cult business. I found out that all you need for capital is a stock of capitalized abstract qualities, like All-Knowingness, Will-Mind-Urge, Planetude and Exciliation. With that to work on I can make my living almost anywhere on the globe.

A Mile Beyond the Moon (1958)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Cyril M. Kornbluth (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.