Damon Knight Quotes
1922–2002 United States
Damon Knight (September 19, 1922 – April 15, 2002) was an American science fiction author, editor, critic and fan.
- United States
- Science fiction authors
- Short story writers
Random Damon Knight quote
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No progress, either moral or material, can be made in a world which is frozen, like ours, into a rigid mold of suppression of liberties.
A for Anything (1959)
When two alien cultures meet, the stronger must transform the weaker with love or hate.
A society that put more emphasis on birth than ability was likely to breed ability out of its ruling class.
A for Anything (1959)
“Don’t lose your temper,” said Ruell evenly. “It’s your worst fault, except for ignorance.”
A for Anything (1959)
Science fiction … means what we point to when we say it.
We humanitarians, as our name suggests, believe that man has an ethical duty to man. We believe that the value of any system is measured by the consideration given to all human beings, not just to a favored class: and by that standard, our present system is a miserable failure.
A for Anything (1959)
He was going to die. His mind flinched back in horror from that, but it was still there, grinning, implacable. His body would rot under the ground, while delicious things were still happening in the sunlight.
A for Anything (1959)
Voluntary birth control methods only work on the people who choose to use ’em. A population check that doesn’t work on everybody doesn’t work at all, because it simply breeds out the ones who use it. The only population check that really works is one that affects everybody, like a limit of space or food.
A for Anything (1959)