14 Quotes by James Edwin Gunn

Riley asked himself why he had ever considered space travel romantic. “Because you are a romantic,” his pedia said.

If they succeed, it will not matter if Man becomes immortal.He will have nothing to live for.

Animals fight wars; flowers practice peace.

Don't get so holy, Pearce. Life isn't holy.

The lies we tell about ourselves may be more revealing than the truths we incautiously reveal.

The admission of ignorance is the beginning of wisdom.

A man is what a man is; he recognises his deficiencies and tries to conquer them or plans around them.

Everyone is his or her own messiah.

Fuck the passengers!