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Quotes from The Stainless Steel Rat — Harry Harrison

1925–2012 United States

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5 quotes

There is no such thing as fair fighting when you are struggling for your life.

The Stainless Steel Rat (1961)

False modesty is the refuge of the incompetent.

The Stainless Steel Rat (1961)

Any boob can crash a party, in fact usually does, since that is all one seems to meet at this kind of affair.

The Stainless Steel Rat (1961)

My dive into the depths of self-analysis had left a definitely unwholesome taste in my mouth that no amount of liquor could wash away.

The Stainless Steel Rat (1961)

Centuries of research have produced drugs that can simulate any mental condition in the user. Like to be paranoid for a day? Take a pill. You too can go around the bend, friend. It is a matter of record that people have actually tried these concoctions for kicks, but that bored with life I don’t want to be.

The Stainless Steel Rat (1961)

Attribution

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