Larry Niven citáty a výroky
Larry Niven: Citáty v angličtine
“Do you know what it's like to be suddenly poor and not know how to live poor?”
Zdroj: Short fiction, Neutron Star (1968), A Relic of the Empire (p. 43)
“I'd thought my way into this mess. I should be able to think my way out, shouldn't I?”
Zdroj: Short fiction, Convergent Series (1979), Convergent Series (p. 103)
“The difference between a good man and a bad one is the choice of cause.”
Zdroj: The Legacy of Heorot (1987), Chapter 22 “The Last Grendel” (p. 231; quoting William James)
“Sometimes you just have to be satisfied with what you are.”
Zdroj: The Legacy of Heorot (1987), Chapter 7 “The Blind” (p. 91)
“It doesn’t take brains to mate!”
The Alien in Our Minds (p. 642)
Short fiction, N-Space (1990)
“Infantry, which means killing on foot and doesn’t have anything to do with children.”
Short fiction, N-Space (1990)
Zdroj: Madness Has Its Place (p. 568)
“There aren’t many prizes for second place in battle.”
Building the Mote in God’s Eye (with Jerry Pournelle) (p. 466)
Short fiction, N-Space (1990)
Building the Mote in God’s Eye (with Jerry Pournelle) (p. 442)
Short fiction, N-Space (1990)
“You don’t stop planning just because there’s no hope.”
Inconstant Moon (p. 260)
Short fiction, N-Space (1990)
Foreword: Playgrounds for the Mind (pp. 31-32)
Short fiction, N-Space (1990)
“It was a light, brief kiss, but it was less an ending than a promise, and he was happy.”
Zdroj: Dream Park (1981), Chapter 31, “Departures” (p. 429)
“I am Yali, and I would like to welcome you to Heaven. I hope you will enjoy your stay.”
He laughed heartily, as at a private joke. “Yes, I most certainly hope you do. After all, some of you may stay forever. It is a nice place, actually, one of those infinitely rare situations where one is rewarded commensurately to one’s efforts. Surely that is Heaven by any man’s definition?”
Zdroj: Dream Park (1981), Chapter 19, “Neck Riddles” (p. 258)
“The Gamers are so out of touch with reality that they were never considered a serious threat.”
Zdroj: Dream Park (1981), Chapter 10, “Neutral Scent” (p. 140)
Zdroj: Dream Park (1981), Chapter 2, “A Stroll Through Old Los Angeles” (p. 13)