Michael Moorcock Quotes

English writer, editor, critic (born 1939)

Michael Moorcock (born 18 December 1939) is a prolific British writer and editor, long known for his SF and fantasy works and now also for literary novels.

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Pen Names: Bill Barclay • William Ewert Barclay • Michael Barrington • Edward P. Bradbury • James Colvin • Warwick Colvin, Jr. • Philip James • Desmond Reid

Birth Name: Michael John Moorcock

Alternative Names: Hank Janson

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“You only need fear the bees if you’ve broken the law.” That familiar phrase was used to justify every encroachment on citizens’ liberty.

What the local politicians actually meant was that they hoped to claim the land in the name of the public and then make the usual profits privatizing it. There was a principle at stake. They had to ensure their friends and not outsiders got the benefit.

Americans need bullshit the way koala bears need eucalyptus leaves. They’ve become totally addicted to it. They get so much of it back home that they can’t survive without it.

The subtlest lie of all is the full truth.

Everything means nothing—that is the only truth.

It is almost impossible to have a baseless snobbish opinion of the General Theory of Relativity.