Harry Turtledove Quotes

born 1949 United States

Harry Norman Turtledove (born 14 June 1949) is an American novelist, best known for his works in several genres, including that of alternate history, historical fiction, fantasy, and science fiction.

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Also known as: Turtledove, Harry

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“How am I supposed to surprise you, Lucius?”
He spread his hands and shrugged. “As long as we’ve been married, and you still expect to surprise me? You make me happy. That is enough, and more than enough. What do I need of surprises?”

Southern Victory (1997)

The roll of the dice, the turn of the card…Some guys had a shell burst ten feet away from them and didn’t get badly hurt. Some turned into hamburger. Who could say why? God, maybe. From everything Jorge had seen, He had a rugged sense of humor.

Southern Victory (1997)

“It’s never too early for the truth,” Summers said, which proved he’d never been a lawyer.

Southern Victory (1997)

But then, how much of war was finding out the hard way what the other fellow had that you didn't know about ahead of time? Put that way, it sounded quietly philosophical. Put another way, it meant Sam was likely to get killed because some dimbulb in Philadelphia was asleep at the switch.

Southern Victory (1997)

Pound saw problems and solutions with an almost vicious clarity. As far as he was concerned, everything was simple. And damned if watching him in action didn’t make you wonder whether he had it right and everybody else looked at the world through a kaleidoscope that made everything seem much more complicated than it should have.

Southern Victory (1997)

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