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1928–2005 United States

Robert Sheckley (July 16, 1928 – December 9, 2005) was a Hugo- and Nebula-nominated American science fiction author.

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All very unreasonable, but Arthur Gammet was beginning to suspect that most wizards were unreasonable people.

Untouched by Human Hands (1954)

For love, as he knew it, was an aberration, a form of temporary insanity, a short-lived state of autosuggestion.

The 10th Victim (1965)

This planet’s secret menace was—freedom!

Untouched by Human Hands (1954)

Charlie Gleister had invented a time machine, but he hadn’t invented it right because it didn’t work.

The Robot Who Looked Like Me (1978)

It was one hell of an inspection when you went around finding how many sane men you had left.

Shards of Space (1962)

Had he been right or was he just another visionary?

Notions: Unlimited (1960)

You must not live as though your life were a preparation for a living. Preparation is an illusion. What you thought you were preparing for is what you are doing right now, which is preparing.

Options (1975)

I used to be afraid that I was going out of my mind. Now I am afraid that I am not going out of my mind.

Options (1975)

He shared the common human hallmark: he was simultaneously predictable and unfathomable—a routine miracle.

Dimension of Miracles (1968)

Last week we revoked his Godhead; we caught him operating a life without a license.

Mindswap (1966)

He had poured too much gilt on the lily; in striving to create a paragon, he had only succeeded in producing a paradox.

The Game of X (1965)

They were shunned, and they had reacted to exclusion by exclusiveness.

The Status Civilization (1960)

It was as easy as falling off a precipice.

The 10th Victim (1965)

Carmody’s jaw stiffened and he withdrew his hand. He had been pushed around long enough. Now, for the sake of his own self-esteem, he would not yield any more.

Dimension of Miracles (1968)

“Could he be an imposter?” the venerable priest mused. “No, I suppose not. So he must be from some other universe. That’s the usual explanation for the inexplicable.”

Crompton Divided (1978)

It was the sort of atmosphere of good humor which so often accompanies a total absence of good taste.

Victim Prime (1987)

He was the sort of man the essence of whose presence is absence.

Hunter/Victim (1988)

Kettelman bristled. Nothing got him angrier than when people implied he was paranoid. It made him feel persecuted.

The Robot Who Looked Like Me (1978)

That’s the whole point! Anyone can buy sex. Good Lord, it’s the cheapest thing in the universe, next to human life.

Pilgrimage to Earth (1957)

“But what’s it all for?”
“That’s a stupid question. You might as well ask what reality is for.”
“Well...what is reality for?”

The Robot Who Looked Like Me (1978)

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