Mike Resnick Quotes

Don't believe everything you hear," said the Mouse.
Ryan laughed again. "If I believed half of what I heard, I'd be dead and buried already.

As for talking business," he continued carefully, "I haven't heard any offers yet."
"You're still alive," said MacLemore. "That's not necessarily a permanent condition.

“You sound like a pessimist, Yank,” said Roosevelt.
“Pessimism and realism are next-door neighbors on this continent, Teddy,” said Rogers.

I obviously have more faith in these people than you do, John."
"Maybe that's because I know them better.

For the longest time I thought my future would be in ornithology and taxidermy, but eventually I found men more interesting than animals." Suddenly he grinned. "Or at least, more in need of leadership."
"Well, we've come to the right place," replied Boyes. "I think the Congo is probably more in need of leadership than most places.

“Then, if there are no further objections, I think I’ll take my leave of you,” he said, walking to the door. “I crave the company of honest men and women.”
“I doubt that the feeling is mutual,” said Cain.

I wish you were as bright as you think you are.

There are no bad bounty hunters," replied Cain. "Just good ones and dead ones."
"Why did you become a bounty hunter in the first place?" asked Jacinto.
"When I realized that I wasn't going to make the galaxy a better place to live in in one bold stroke, I decided to try doing it one small step at a time."
"Have you ever regretted it?"
"Not really," replied Cain. "We all make choices; most of us get pretty much what we deserve.

I persist in fighting because I see something that's wrong, and the alternative to fighting is to submit."
Cain made no comment.
"If you want a philosophic justification, you'll find it in my library," continued Santiago. "I've got a much simpler explanation."
"What is it?"
He smiled a savage smile. "When someone pushes me, I push back.

The second you attain power, you become what you’ve been fighting against.

Why are you fighting it?"
"Because somebody has to."
"That's not much of a reason."
"It's the best reason there is," said Santiago. "The first duty of power is to perpetuate itself. The first duty of free men is to resist it.

Let me suggest that sometimes it's not a bad idea to judge a man by his enemies."
"In your case it's an absolute necessity," said Cain sardonically. "I've met your friends.

You've got quite a library. I don't think I've ever seen so many books in one place before."
"I like the heft and feel of a book," replied Santiago. "Computer libraries are filled with electrical impulses. Books are filled with words.

Does might make right?" she asked.
Cain shrugged. "No. But it makes it pretty difficult for anyone to tell you you're wrong.

“This is a grim business. There’s nothing romantic about harassing an overwhelming power with no hope of winning.”
“If he knows he can’t win, why does he do it?”
“To avoid losing.”
“That sounds profound, but it doesn’t make a hell of a lot of sense,” said Cain.