106 quotes
I’ll follow the reedy tenor of his excuses and blast them with the bellowy bass of irrefutable logic!
Dimension of Miracles (1968)
But the description is not the described, as Amirra Tauba remarked as he chewed up the map of the galaxy!
Crompton Divided (1978)
A little prescience goes a long way, especially in a galaxy as disorganized as this one.
Dimension of Miracles (1968)
Blount’s face registered psychopathic amazement, idiot incredulity, moronic disbelief.
Crompton Divided (1978)
Words, in the final analysis, are just about as futile as actions, and much less fun.
Crompton Divided (1978)
Remember, the inevitable inefficiency of a huge bureaucracy will be working for you.
The Status Civilization (1960)
In the maze of Venice it is difficult to find anything quickly; but it is equally difficult to lose anything for long.
The Game of X (1965)
What is the purpose of being really intelligent if not to have the substance of what you want without mistaking it for the shadow?
The Robot Who Looked Like Me (1978)
When the people have to leave a place, their dreams leave first.
If you don’t dig chromosome damage buy better chromosomes.
Options (1975)
Ifs and buts could erode the soundest of principles.
Citizen in Space (1955)
Remember, similitude need not imply exactitude.
Dimension of Miracles (1968)
Paradox is the inevitable forerunner of chaos.
Untouched by Human Hands (1954)
After many centuries we have rediscovered nature’s way of keeping populations in hand. Nature does it the old-fashioned way, by killing people.
Victim Prime (1987)
“I’ve never been able to understand that custom.”
“Not all customs have to have a reason.”
Victim Prime (1987)
It is not very logical to look over the attributes you possess and then declare that they are the most important attributes in the universe.
She was an extremely attractive woman if you like the type, which could best be described as homicidal schizophrenic paranoiac with kittenish overtones.
The 10th Victim (1965)
It might have meant something, or it might not have. That was the thing about uncertainty, you were never sure.
Hunter/Victim (1988)
I beg of you to take this warning seriously, even though these people may be crazies. Since the invention of gunpowder, crazies have been bad news.
Hunter/Victim (1988)
You simply can’t throw strangers together at random and expect the fiery, quick romance to turn into love. Love has its own rules and enforces them rigidly.
Notions: Unlimited (1960)