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“We won’t necessarily become extinct. Disarmament is being negotiated. Not all of us are insane.”
“But most of you are. Enough of you are—it only requires a few insane ones, in the right places.

— Walter Tevis The Man Who Fell to Earth (1963)

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Only the mockingbird sings at the edge of the woods.

Mockingbird (1980)

He thought, looking at the cat, if only you were the intelligent species on this world. And then, smiling wryly, maybe you are.

The Man Who Fell to Earth (1963)

The woman beside me hesitated a moment, and then said softly, “This man is different, Mary. He’s a Reader.”

Mockingbird (1980)

“But, damn it, you’re not gods.”
“No, but have your gods ever saved you before?”
“I don’t know. No, of course not.”

The Man Who Fell to Earth (1963)

It always horrified Bryce to see professors fawn on businessmen—the very men they ridiculed in their private conversations—whenever a research contract might be in the offing.

The Man Who Fell to Earth (1963)

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