Richard Wilson Quotes
1920–1987 United States
Richard Wilson (23 September 1920 – 29 March 1987) was an American science fiction writer.
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Random Richard Wilson quote
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You’re as nutty as a peck of pecans, ma’am.
The Girls from Planet 5 (1955)
We’ll jump off that bridge when we come to it.
“I accept your good wishes and your resignation. And you can go to hell, Dave Hull.” Dave went to Texas.
The Girls from Planet 5 (1955)
I’d better get back to work. It’s like butting my head against a stone wall, but somebody’s got to keep butting, if only for the sake of other people’s morale.
The Girls from Planet 5 (1955)
“I’ve made my choice, Sam,” she had written. “I had to choose between what I wanted and what I could get. There are times when the ideal is just too unattainable and when the second best becomes, in the long run, the best. Maybe this also has a universal application. I hope so.”
I folded the paper and wriggled around in the seat. Buses are like candy bars, I thought. The price goes up and the size goes down. Each new bus seem to have less leg room and a lower headrest that its predecessor, so that you had to be a contortionist to take a nap.