E.E. "Doc" Smith Quotes

there is only one power which is at one and the same time illimitable and yet finite; insatiable yet satisfying; one which, while eternal, yet invariably returns to its possessor the true satisfaction of real accomplishment in exact ratio to the effort expended upon it. That power is the power of the mind.

schrecklichkeit

The witnesses may be excused. Truth is the only thing of importance here, and witnesses, being human and therefore frail, obstruct truth more frequently than they further its progress.

The Arisian compressed upon the Eighth's brain a searing force which sent shrieking waves of pain throughout all nearby space.

She looks like an angel, but take it from me, she isn't. She's one of the slimiest snakes that ever crawled — she's so low she could put on a tall silk hat and walk under a duck. I know she's beautiful. She's a riot, a seven-section callout, a thionite dream. So what? She is also Dessa Desplaines, formerly of Aldebaran II.

DEI EX MACHINA

Her hair was a brilliant green. So was her spectacularly filled halter.