scott davidson

“The Danish King was so named because of his regal dignity. He had been inland once, to Sacramento on a river boat, and he never got over it—the heat was worse than the tropics.”
― Ballard Hadman, As The Sailor Loves The Sea

“I verily believe that a man's way with women is in inverse ratio to his prowess among men. The weakling and the saphead have often great ability to charm the fair sex, while the fighting man who can face a thousand real dangers unafraid, sits hiding in the shadows like some frightened child.”
― Edgar Rice Burroughs, John Carter Mars Barsoom Series

“Why? Jason asked himself. Why this intense and planetary hatred?”
― Harry Harrison, Deathworld

“As a member of the same species to which this fund manager belongs, I must also have it in me to take action despite setbacks and the ongoing risks in my world.”
― Lawrence Weinstein, Grammar for a Full Life: How the Ways We Shape a Sentence Can Limit or Enlarge Us