707 Quotes About Sci-fi

It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream ofyesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow.

He glared at Lucian in the manner of birds, first peering through one eye and then turning his head to peer through the other, apparently finding both views equally loathsome.

Never been here before. It's like something on the top floor of a luxury high-rise casino in Atlantic City, where they put semi-retarded adults from South Philly after they've blundered into the mega jackpot" Hiro Protagonist - Snow Crash

How did I get where I am.” If your answer is anything but dumb luck then you are sadly deluding yourself.

A head began emerging out of the darkness. It had two large antennae growing out of its forehead, with nothing recognizable as eyes. A mouth in the middle of its face opened in what I hoped was a smile. At least there weren't any sharp teeth.

Order is unnatural," it says. "It costs energy to maintain. Disorder, on the other hand, happens all by itself.

Look on the happy side, think of the good things. Hadn't it been clever? Yes, it had.

There are more riddles in a stone than in a philosopher's head

Пока Сакаи летал к чужакам, он успел привести свой отсек модуля в «жилой» вид — то есть развесить по стенам черно-белые голограммы изъязвленных кратерами каменных пустынь, инопланетных болот и джунглей, разрушенных городов и просто затянутого дымами горизонта. Большинство незнакомых с Винни людей эта «готическая панорама» вгоняла в депрессию с первого же взгляда в отличие от самого пилота, любившего под настроение полюбоваться «местами, где я не погиб».