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Quotes from Protector — Larry Niven

born 1938 United States

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The stars are far from eternal, but for man they might as well be.

Protector (1973)

And the air was full of the smell of burning bridges.

Protector (1973)

What’s the justification for ancestor worship? You know what happens to a man without modern geriatrics: as he ages his brain cells start to die. Yet people tend to respect him, to listen to him.

Protector (1973)

The Perversity of the Universe Tends Toward a Maximum.

Protector (1973)

Brennan was an optimist. He didn’t expect to be caught.

Protector (1973)

I’m being chauvinistic, he told himself. I can’t judge an alien’s sanity by Belt standards, can I? His lip curled. Sure I can. That ship is badly designed.

Protector (1973)

“How did you come to represent the belt?”
“Aptitude tests said I had a high IQ and liked ordering people around. From there I worked my way up.”
“We go by the vote.”
“Popularity contests.”
“It works. But it does have drawbacks. What government doesn’t?”

Protector (1973)

Attribution

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