Charles Patterson > Charles's Quotes

“I am not fond of moralistic tails, for they often lack charity.”
― Ursula K. LeGuin, The Word for World Is Forest

“I have no objection to the expression of political opinions in SF if they are an integral part of the story structure. I don't at all appreciate their intrusion for the purpose of converting a story into a political tract, because I consider that intellectually insulting.”
― Roger Zelazny

“Do you know what we call opinion in the absence of evidence? We call it prejudice.”
― Michael Crichton, State of Fear

“Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the Marines don't have that problem.”
― Ronald Reagan

“One glance at a book and you hear the voice of another person, perhaps someone dead for 1,000 years. To read is to voyage through time.”
― Carl Sagan

“We loved with a love that was more than love.”
― Edgar Allen Poe

“If you fell down yesterday, stand up today.”
― H.G. Wells

“Nobody steals books but your friends.”
― Roger Zelazny, The Guns of Avalon

“I know, too, that death is the only god who comes when you call.”
― Roger Zelazny, Frost & Fire