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Quotes from The Status Civilization — Robert Sheckley

1928–2005 United States

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Remember, the inevitable inefficiency of a huge bureaucracy will be working for you.

The Status Civilization (1960)

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

The Status Civilization (1960)

All his studies had been for extraterrestrial exploration. There was no place for him on Earth; and now he was barred from space.

The Status Civilization (1960)

His friends, who had been waiting for the death announcement, came to congratulate him. They were eager to hear the complete details of the Trial by Ordeal; but Barrent had learned now that secret knowledge was the road to power. He gave them only the sketchiest outline.

The Status Civilization (1960)

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