#fiction

Even more alarming were persistent rumors that someone had smuggled an Emotion Amplifier on board 'Mentor'. The so-called joy machines were banned on all planets, except under strict medical control; but there would always be people to whom reality was not good enough, and who would want to try something better. ↗

— Arthur C. Clarke

#science

Si los seres humanos no dejan de hacer ejercicio con los labios, su cerebro empieza a funcionar. ↗

— Douglas Adams

#humor #science-fiction #science

Never give up - never surrender! ↗

— Commander Quincy Taggart

#galaxy-quest #science-fiction #scifi #spoof #science

Eric, you need to look at the whole picture," the PM said. "You look at the jobless as a huge pile of scrap and you're looking for what can be recycled. That's good. That's your job. But what you don't realise is that this pile of scrap itself serves a purpose. I need my zeros, Eric. They put fear in people; fear of crime and terrorism. They are a stark reminder to the stakeholders that what they despise today, they may end up joining tomorrow. It keeps them obedient. Remember that! ↗

— Mark Cantrell

#government #satire #science-fiction #society #unemployment

Even when the world throws it worst and then turns in its back, there is still always hope ↗

— Pittacus Lore

#young-adult-fiction #science

Never own more than you can carry in both hands at a dead run. ↗

— Robert A. Heinlein

#science-fiction #science

In this universe the night was falling; the shadows were lengthening towards an east that would not know another dawn. But elsewhere the stars were still young and the light of morning lingered; and along the path he once had followed, Man would one day go again. ↗

— Arthur C. Clarke

#science

I never sleep. Like the dolphin and the spiny anteater, I don't experience REM. Unlike the dreamless mammals, I'm a construct. I am a living program inside a vast network of electronic impulses known as the LINK. In that datastream I've uncovered the meaning of another kind of dreaming--that of a fond hope or aspiration, a yearning, a desire, or a passion. This much I have. When I dream, I dream of Mecca. ↗

— Lyda Morehouse

#science-fiction #dreams

Your lips are the only stimulant I need. ↗

— Faith Sullivan

#new-adult-contemporary-romance #new-adult-fiction #new-adult-lit #new-adult-romance #faith

Look, Charlie," said Vince leaning back in his chair. "It's real simple. We will be four people--two men and two women--I figure it's better to have two women instead of three men and one woman so she'll have someone she can confide in and all. Women need that kind of thing. Anyway, we'll be four people--friends--housemates--equal partners. We'll be an alliance. We'll be just like family. And we'll help take care of one another. We'll have a nice home, each with our own private bedroom and bathroom, and a nice yard with flowers." "And maybe a vegetable garden," added Charlie. "That's it," grinned Vince. ↗

— Barbara Casey

#equality