Quotes

“No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow.” Lin Yutang

“Our lives are not in the lap of the gods, but in the lap of our cooks.” Lin Yutang

“Society can exist only on the basis that there is some amount of polished lying and that no one says exactly what he thinks.” Lin Yutang

“The wise man reads both books and life itself.” Lin Yutang

“This I conceive to be the chemical function of humor: to change the character of our thought.” Lin Yutang

“Today we are afraid of simple words like goodness and mercy and kindness. We don't believe in the good old words because we don't believe in good old values anymore. And that's why the world is sick.” Lin Yutang

“Where there are too many policemen, there is no liberty. Where there are too many soldiers, there is no peace. Where there are too many lawyers, there is no justice.” Lin Yutang

“I enjoy slaughtering beasts, and I think of my relatives constantly.” Roger Zelazny

“I try to sit down at the typewriter four times a day, even if it's only five minutes, and write three sentences.” Roger Zelazny

“It is a pain in the ass waiting around for someone to try to kill you.” Roger Zelazny

“When you are about to die, a wombat is better than no company at all.” Roger Zelazny

“While I had often said that I wanted to die in bed, what I really meant was that in my old age I wanted to be stepped on by an elephant while making love.” Roger Zelazny

“A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value.” Isaac Asimov

“All sorts of computer errors are now turning up. You'd be surprised to know the number of doctors who claim they are treating pregnant men.” Isaac Asimov

“And above all things, never think that you're not good enough yourself. A man should never think that. My belief is that in life people will take you at your own reckoning.” Isaac Asimov

“Creationists make it sound as though a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night.” Isaac Asimov

“From my close observation of writers... they fall into two groups: 1) those who bleed copiously and visibly at any bad review, and 2) those who bleed copiously and secretly at any bad review.” Isaac Asimov

“ I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander.” Isaac Asimov

“I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them.” Isaac Asimov

“I don't believe in personal immortality; the only way I expect to have some version of such a thing is through my books.” Isaac Asimov

“ I write for the same reason I breathe - because if I didn't, I would die.” Isaac Asimov

“If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.” Isaac Asimov

“If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn't brood. I'd type a little faster.” Isaac Asimov

“Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.” Isaac Asimov

“ Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right.” Isaac Asimov

“ Part of the inhumanity of the computer is that, once it is competently programmed and working smoothly, it is completely honest.” Isaac Asimov

“ People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.” Isaac Asimov

“ Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is.” Isaac Asimov

“ The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'” Isaac Asimov

“ The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.” Isaac Asimov