16 Quotes by eric flint

Strength grows from building other strength, not from trampling on weakness.

Only the soul matters, in the end. All else is dross. That is as true of an empire as it is of a man.

Bad parent! Bad Parent! Your children will grow up to be drug addicts, derelicts, serial murderers and hedge fund managers!

A good marriage produced affection and physical desire as naturally and inevitably as trees grew. Love was simply the fruit, which they confused with the seed.

The plans and schemes of tyrants are broken by many things. They shatter against cliffs of heroic struggle. They rupture on reefs of open resistance. And they are slowly eroded, bit by little bit, on the very beaches where they measure triumph, by countless grains of sand. By the stubborn little decencies of humble little men.

How many genetic engineers does it take to screw in a lightbulb? Eleven – one to do the work, and the other ten to figure out why it doesn’t have a double helix.” “What’s the definition of a virgin genetic engineer? A nerd with too many pocket protectors.

A reputation, once developed, is as valuable as a fine sword. But don’t forget that it has to be a valid reputation. Or the sword’s go no edge.