“Percy had never owned a ball or a glove or a bat, had never played catch with his dad, had never dreamed of beating the Yankee. In fact he'd probably never dreamed of leaving the cotton patch. That thought was almost overwhelming.”
― A Painted House
― A Painted House
“Once you had a good excuse, you opened the door to bad excuses.”
― Thud!
― Thud!
“Baley’s lips twitched. He had guessed that in some ways robotic logic must fall short and he was convinced of it now. As the roboticist had said: Logical but not reasonable.”
― The Naked Sun
― The Naked Sun
“Of such things, petty annoyance and aimless thrusts, is history made.”
― The Gods Themselves
― The Gods Themselves
“On Earth, we have a continuous influx of young people who are willing to change because they haven't had time to grow hard set in their ways. I suppose there's some optimum. A life long enough for real accomplishment and short enough to make way for youth at a rate that's not too slow.”
― The Naked Sun
― The Naked Sun
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