105 quotes
Man sells his soul to the devil, he spends the rest of his life trying to stockpile enough money to buy it back.
Santiago: a Myth of the Far Future (1986)
The second you attain power, you become what you’ve been fighting against.
Santiago: a Myth of the Far Future (1986)
Corruption is like a disease; it tends to spread to everyone who comes into contact with it.
Eros Ascending (1984)
Nobody reaches a position of authority without the ability to be a back-stabbing bastard when the chips are down.
Sideshow (1982)
It’s my observation that God usually favors the side with the best weapons.
Purgatory (1993)
You measure a man by what he beats, Thaddeus—not by what he avoids.
The Best Rootin' Tootin' Shootin' Gunslinger in the Whole Damned Galaxy (1983)
If nothing else, money buys you a higher class of woman.
Sideshow (1982)
The one thing Vainmill has in common with all governments and major corporations is that it abhors scandals.
Eros at Zenith (1984)
“There is nothing worse than a meaningless death.”
Flint smiled a bittersweet smile. “I envy you for thinking so.”
The Best Rootin' Tootin' Shootin' Gunslinger in the Whole Damned Galaxy (1983)
At any rate, she is what one might call a voyeur with delusions of literacy.
Eros at Zenith (1984)
“Whether one is a traitor or a patriot depends entirely upon one’s point of view,” said Paka. “And upon who is holding the weapon.”
Purgatory (1993)
What this embassy needs is more killers and less bureaucrats.
Oracle (1992)
I wish you were as bright as you think you are.
Santiago: a Myth of the Far Future (1986)
The mind discerns and decides, and the heart vetoes. It is a very inefficient system.
Sideshow (1982)
No matter what kind of promises a man who’s looking for power makes, he’s not going to turn out to be any different from the one he replaces.
Santiago: a Myth of the Far Future (1986)
And, predictably, he has taken every such gesture as a sign of weakness. You can't reach an accommodation with a man like this; you have to fight him.
Eros Descending (1985)
You don’t look at a man and decide that he’s sane at three-eighteen on a Tuesday afternoon and mad as a hatter at three-nineteen. People don’t make it that easy for you.
The Wild Alien Tamer (1983)
Gloria, the world—hell, the whole damned universe—is divided into just two groups: meat eaters and meat. It has been my experience that the former never feels sorry for the latter.
The Three-Legged Hootch Dancer (1983)
The Carnies’ First Commandment is that you never offend a mark until he’s spent all his money.
The Wild Alien Tamer (1983)
I’m trying to tell you that you can trust me because I’m motivated by the most basic human emotion: greed.
Oracle (1992)