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Quotes from The Barsoom Project — Larry Niven

born 1938 United States

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One bad, stupid decision could twist a life completely out of true.

The Barsoom Project (1989)

Massive success and massive inertia are two sides of a coin.

The Barsoom Project (1989)

Two thousand years of civilization does not undo a million years of genetics.

The Barsoom Project (1989)

She may look like a flake, but there’s somebody home in that head.

The Barsoom Project (1989)

I want a scotch and water. If I can’t have that, leave out the water.

The Barsoom Project (1989)

“Ah…if it’s not a glitch, and Welles seems certain that it’s not a glitch, then…what is it?”
“A glitch. People who say that they have all the bugs usually haven’t turned over enough rocks.”

The Barsoom Project (1989)

Mankind had come so far in some ways, and in others remained up in the trees, chittering and throwing rocks at each other.
If only the trees weren’t so close together. If only the rocks were smaller.

The Barsoom Project (1989)

“Last coffee I had was on the tube out from Denver.” He made a face.
Hippogryph was willing. “That bad?”
“Let’s put it this way. I had the concierge send it out to a lab. Got a call back saying ‘Congratulations, your moose is pregnant.’”

The Barsoom Project (1989)

Attribution

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