Ken Pence > Quotes

“Arguing with an asshole is a lesson in futility, and not worth it. You are just talking to the problem - about the problem.”
― Ken Pence, Uplift

“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”
― Ken Pence, Outlier Mage: Magic Tech

“It made my skin crawl in a lot of them, and losing was not pleasant as comrades had to watch comrades being eaten alive - several soldiers cracked under the pressure and totally lost it. It inured them to the scenarios they could face. We figured the more they experienced here – the less they would slow down in actual situations. We called it environmental stress inoculation – and it was.”
― Ken Pence, Uplift

“if you think it’s impossible, it will be’.”
― Ken Pence, LUX-2: The Pod

“He made a flour and egg coating after marinating the chicken in this world’s equivalent to salt, thyme, basil, oregano, celery salt, black pepper, dried mustard (or a close relative), paprika (almost the same as Earth), garlic, ginger, and another pepper. He coated the chicken and then dropped them into the hot oil, sealed the pressure cooker, and cooked the chicken for eight minutes once it reached the proper pressure.”
― Ken Pence, Outlier Mage 3: PSI

“Dale Carnegie said to ‘Arouse in the other person an eager want.’ We”
― Ken Pence, LUX-6: Contact: Lux and the New Tech

“You have attributed conditions to villainy that simply result from stupidity.”
― Ken Pence, LUX-4: Interplanetary

“though it’s outside the scope of my current research,”
― Ken Pence, LUX-4: Interplanetary

“tick that hit an artery.”
― Ken Pence, Uplift

“Only your ignorance," she”
― Ken Pence, Multiple: Trade World Universe

“self - correcting error.”
― Ken Pence, Outlier Mage: Magic Tech

“Most people disregard the threats to distant neighbors until it knocks on their door,”
― Ken Pence, Outlier mage 4: Unity

“You know about those vacant (ghost) cities the Chinese built during some of the easy credit periods. They were totally vacant and are only now being partially filled. There were 64 million unoccupied dwellings there. We don’t want that,” Lux said.”
― Ken Pence, LUX-5: Interstellar

“Today’s physics is yesterday’s theology.”
― Ken Pence, LUX-3: Force Field

“He was grinning so hard his cheeks hurt.”
― Ken Pence, Novice Trader: Trade World Universe

“Don’t crash, don’t crash into the domes, don’t crash and break anything you don’t have a spare for, don’t crash without letting someone know who your next of kin is…that’s about it. Bit simpler up here – you screw up – you die, and if it breaks – we can’t afford to rescue you or bring spare parts – usually.”
― Ken Pence, Connection

“never embarrass them and 2) never surprise them.”
― Ken Pence, LUX-3: Force Field

“Three people can keep a secret if two are dead.”
― Ken Pence, LUX-4: Interplanetary

“I’m young enough to realize we don’t know everything and most of what we ‘know’ is inaccurate,”
― Ken Pence, LUX-3: Force Field

“Economic slavery is slavery with velvet chains. They don't rattle but it is almost as impossible to escape. It affects the poor and whole generations grow up in it. I want to tweak the status quo.”
― Ken Pence, Novice Trader: Trade World Universe

“pioneers get the arrows, the settlers get the land”
― Ken Pence, LUX-5: Interstellar

“You can say that again. I think he is as competent as he is ethical.”
― Ken Pence, LUX-4: Interplanetary

“You can rarely tell someone something they’ll believe unless you let them figure it out. Most won’t take anything on blind faith,”
― Ken Pence, LUX-4: Interplanetary

“figure”
― Ken Pence, LUX-4: Interplanetary

“It’s like reading an instruction manual for a computer written by Ikea in an alien language.”
― Ken Pence, LUX-5: Interstellar

“pioneers get the arrows, the settlers get the land or”
― Ken Pence, LUX-5: Interstellar

“Human plans are what amuse the gods…”
― Ken Pence, LUX-5: Interstellar

“The heart is a secret garden, and the walls are very high,”
― Ken Pence, Outlier mage 4: Unity

“Have you seen my people? I need to find them. I am their leader.”
― Ken Pence, LUX-4: Interplanetary

“We were 14 nm away (~16 miles).”
― Ken Pence, LUX-2: The Pod