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Quotes from Eros at Zenith — Mike Resnick

1942–2020 United States

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The one thing Vainmill has in common with all governments and major corporations is that it abhors scandals.

Eros at Zenith (1984)

At any rate, she is what one might call a voyeur with delusions of literacy.

Eros at Zenith (1984)

“Have I mentioned before that you’re a very interesting person, Mr. Crane?”
“No—but I fully concur.”

Eros at Zenith (1984)

“He was a very dangerous man.”
“He was a very brilliant man.”
“I know. That’s what made him so dangerous.”

Eros at Zenith (1984)

I don’t know how to tell you this gently, Mr. Bello, but you’re yesterday’s news.

Eros at Zenith (1984)

“I don’t like ultimatums,” said the Black Pearl.
“Then you shouldn’t force me to deliver them.”

Eros at Zenith (1984)

“You didn’t really think it was funny, did you?”
“I laughed, didn’t I?” responded Crane.
“Insincerely.”
“Well, you can’t have everything.”
“No,” admitted the comedian. “But you can want everything.”

Eros at Zenith (1984)

Crane stared at her for a moment. “I realize that people find me abrasive and demanding…” he began.
“You left out tyrannical,” she noted dryly.

Eros at Zenith (1984)

He had been to casinos on Deluros and a handful of other worlds, and had usually been disappointed in them. Romantic fictions and cinemas had always portrayed them as playgrounds for the very rich, whereas his experience was that the typical casino gambler had no more knowledge of taste or culture than he had of odds.

Eros at Zenith (1984)

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