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Quotes from Neutron Star — Larry Niven

born 1938 United States

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10 quotes

The moral of this story is, anything you don’t understand is dangerous until you do understand it.

Neutron Star (1968)

Any time seems long when you need to make a decision but can’t.

Neutron Star (1968)

There is no turning away from knowledge.

Neutron Star (1968)

Part of being a coward is wanting security.

Neutron Star (1968)

Do you know what it’s like to be suddenly poor and not know how to live poor?

Neutron Star (1968)

“Do you believe in hunches?”
“No.”
“Neither do I. Except just this once.”

Neutron Star (1968)

“Does it help you to know that you’ve ruined my day?”
“It does, yes.”

Neutron Star (1968)

Was he deadpan because he didn’t care anymore? How much boredom can you meet in three hundred years?

Neutron Star (1968)

Just take my word for it, will you? Assume I’m a genius.

Neutron Star (1968)

I didn’t want to find her. Not now. Our bargain had been clear, and also inevitable; and there are advantages to sleeping alone. I’ll think of them in a moment.

Neutron Star (1968)

Attribution

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