More by John Varley
"The universe is, so far as I know, Doctor Mayer, indifferent to what you believe or disbelieve."
Millennium (1983)
“Don’t be such a pessimist.”
“All time travelers are pessimists.”
Millennium (1983)
"In five years, the penis will be obsolete," said the salesman.
Thou shalt not screw around with things you do not understand.
Overdrawn at the Memory Bank (1976)
Semantic content zero, nonsense quotient high.
I don’t have much truck with romantic notions of human destiny, or Gods, or Good Guys winning out in the end. I have seen destiny in action, and I can tell you, it stinks.
Millennium (1983)
Me, I don’t know if I was born a pessimist or had pessimism thrust upon me. What I do you know is that I’ve had ample reason to embrace the philosophy.
Millennium (1983)
Sherman looked surprised as an infallible Pope holding a losing ticket at the racetrack.
Millennium (1983)
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