30 quotes found
“Any attempt to list the ten best science fiction novels is doomed to failure.”
“Good necessitates evil and the two sides of that disk are not always clearly marked.”
“The point is, there is no point. Choose your own!”
“Libraries are a tremendous and valuable resource, and I'm note sure it's possible to have too many of them.”
“I think a lot of times our culture has an attitude toward art and the production of art that separates artists from the rest of us, like making art or music or painting or whatever is some magical ...”
“The single word that directs a person’s fate and ultimately the fates of those she comes in contact with is of course a common subject of entertainments and moralizing stories, but if everyone were...”
“I’ve been thinking about it, since you said it,” said Seivarden. No, said Mercy of Kalr. “And I’ve concluded that I don’t want to be a captain. But I find I like the thought that I could be.”
“If that’s what you’re willing to do for someone you hate, what would you do for someone you love?”
“Please, sir.” Tisarwat seemed not to have heard either of them. “We can’t leave things the way they are, and I have an idea.” That got the translator’s full attention. She looked up from the game, ...”
“The problem is knowing when what you are about to do will make a difference. I’m not only speaking of the small actions that, cumulatively, over time, or in great numbers, alter the course of event...”