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Quotes from Prophet — Mike Resnick

1942–2020 United States

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The only thing I’m really good at is wishing I was somewhere else.

Prophet (1993)

“Fast is good,” said the Iceman. “Accurate is better.” He paused again. “And knowing when not to shoot is better still.”

Prophet (1993)

“She didn’t kill him,” explained the Iceman. “She could have saved him, but she chose not to. Legally it’s not the same thing; morally it is.”

Prophet (1993)

“Don’t ever take a job as a diplomat or a politician,” said the Iceman wryly.
“I beg your pardon.”
“You’re a lousy liar.”

Prophet (1993)

There are a thousand events that must transpire, each in its exact order; a million futures must vanish every nanosecond; and you ask me to explain all this to you? Poor little human, who seeks only a full belly and a fat wallet, who dreams of heroic deeds and grateful maidens, and who is doomed only to become a speck of dust in a galaxy already overflowing with dust.

Prophet (1993)

Attribution

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