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Michael Kurland Quotes

born 1938 United States

Michael Kurland (born March 1, 1938) is an American author, best known for his works of science fiction and detective fiction.

United States
Novelists
Short story writers

Random Michael Kurland quote

24 quotes

He takes every change that has taken place over the past two hundred years as a personal affront.

A Study in Sorcery (1989)

It’s what a man thinks is true which controls his actions, not what is really true.

Tomorrow Knight (1976)

The pleasure of receiving an accolade is somewhat diluted by the problem of living up to it.

A Study in Sorcery (1989)

“‘Be not the first by whom the new is tried,’ as that poet fellow said, ‘Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.’”

Ten Little Wizards (1988)

There’s more leg room in first class, to be sure, but there’s more poetry in second class—and more honesty in third.

Ten Little Wizards (1988)

A possibility eliminated is a risk not taken.

A Study in Sorcery (1989)

An amphibophile is the sort of girl who goes around kissing princes in the hope that one of them will turn into a frog.

The Unicorn Girl (1969)

By their works we shall know them. Always assuming that they exist.

Ten Little Wizards (1988)

I won’t say it’s impossible, my lord, but I will say that it’s so close to impossible as to be inconceivable.

Ten Little Wizards (1988)

I am not in the habit of letting someone else decide what I can and cannot do.

The Unicorn Girl (1969)

He could have assigned this part of the job to another, but it was not in his conception of his duties to do so. The shorter the chain, the less chance for a broken link.

Ten Little Wizards (1988)

I don’t like eating in the dark. Dimly lit restaurants always make me think they’re trying to hide the food.

The Unicorn Girl (1969)

It was obvious that insufficient education was a serious handicap.

Tomorrow Knight (1976)

It had been a long time ago, when life had been less complex. Or, perhaps, it had only seemed less complex.

Ten Little Wizards (1988)

Now, let us think our way out of this perplexity. How can you kill me without my suffering any ill effects from the deed?

A Study in Sorcery (1989)

I apologize for asking the obvious, but I have learned in matters magical to always state what I think is happening, because it so often is not what is actually the case at all.

A Study in Sorcery (1989)

“How are you on the high wire?”
“Wire walking? It’s simple. Any child of ten can do it—with about fourteen years practice.

The Unicorn Girl (1969)

“You’re from Liverpool, of course,” He was very proud of his ability to place different accents.
“No,” Sylvia told him. “Boston.”

The Unicorn Girl (1969)

They were a well-behaved group, too; getting in trouble often enough so there could be no doubt about their masculinity, but not enough so that the discipline officer would remember any of their names.

Tomorrow Knight (1976)

Everyone leaned over the map and examined it with interest. Here was a tangible thing to look at, to make them feel that something was being accomplished. Everything’s under control, Lord Darcy said wryly to himself, we have a map.

Ten Little Wizards (1988)

Attribution

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