392 Quotes by John Scalzi

If you’re the best that the Earth has got to offer, it’s time we bend over and get a tentacle right up the ass.

The universe isn’t going to be conquered by legions of geriatrics. No offense.

Do not mourn me, friends I fall as a shooting star Into the next life.

Yes, death by away team. Very effective on this ship,” Jenkins said.

I’m a seething cauldron of disconnected rage on the inside, Lieutenant.” “Ah, repression,” Keyes said. “Excellent. Try to avoid taking a potshot at me when you finally blow, please.” “I can’t promise anything, sir,” Alan said.

There’s a saying: “May you live in interesting times.” To begin, it’s a curse. “Interesting” in this case uniformly means “Oh god, death is raining down upon us and we shall all perish wailing and possibly on fire.

The story of how I left Huckleberry begins – as do all worthy stories – with a goat.

Ultimately the first, best step in getting your work noticed is to write good work. If people don’t engage in your writing, no amount of serialization or free downloads is going to matter. You have to write something worth reading, and often it takes time to get at that level.

I have always found that there’s an inverse relationship between the number of people in a room and the amount of useful work that can be done.