They wait in clutching haste for fate to fill the inside straight of their happiness.
George Alec Effinger Quotes
1947–2002 United States
George Alec Effinger (January 10, 1947 – April 27, 2002) was an American science fiction author.
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You underestimate the ability of people to act like idiots.
Relatives (1973)
Proper knowledge defeats the shouting minions of emotion.
What Entropy Means to Me (1972)
The longer I observe the way people really act, the happier I am that I never pay attention to them.
When Gravity Fails (1986)
“How quickly I could clean this desk,” she thought, “if only the wastebasket were larger.”
Ibid (1977)
A Fire in the Sun (1989)
Death in Florence (1978)
His thoughts grew confused, and he mistook that quality for complexity.
Relatives (1973)
I see unhealthy signs of a new regime of religiosity and conservatism.
What Entropy Means to Me (1972)
What Entropy Means to Me (1972)
There are more strains of courage than merely facing a sword.
What Entropy Means to Me (1972)
I liked being the screwer rather than the screwee.
A Fire in the Sun (1989)
A Fire in the Sun (1989)
When Gravity Fails (1986)
Death in Florence (1978)
What Entropy Means to Me (1972)
Sometimes the only vitamins I get are in the lime slices in my gimlets.
When Gravity Fails (1986)
What Entropy Means to Me (1972)
A Fire in the Sun (1989)
Relatives (1973)
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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: George Alec Effinger (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.