Harry Harrison (writer) quotes
Harry Harrison was an American science fiction writer, celebrated for his satirical and adventurous novels. His works, including the "Stainless Steel Rat" series, influenced generations of readers and writers. He became known for blending humor with social commentary in imaginative worlds. Here are 33 of his quotes:
The final product is a man-plant-animal symbiote that is admirably adapted for survival on this disaster world. No emotions to cause complications or desires that might interfere with pure survival. Complete ruthlessness-mankind has always been strong on this anyway, so it didn't take much of a push.”.
Harry Harrison (writer)
You're not a homicidal, I checked that on your record before I came out after you. That is why I know you will join the Corps and get a great deal of pleasure out of going after the other kind of criminal who is sick, not just socially protesting. The man who can kill and enjoy it.
Harry Harrison (writer)
How large was mankind's sense of obligation? The caveman first had this feeling for his mate, then for his family. It grew until men fought and died for the abstract ideas of cities and nations, then for whole planets. Would the time ever come when men might realize that the obligation should be to the largest and most encompassing reality of all-mankind? And beyond that to life of all kinds.
Harry Harrison (writer)
There are far too many people there for comfort. Birth control came late and is still being fought-if you can possibly imagine that. There are just too many of the archaic religions still around, as well as crackbrained ideas that have been long entrenched in custom. The world's overcrowded. Men, women, children, a boiling mob wherever you look.
Harry Harrison (writer)
A kiss is a contact, a union, an exchange. It is unknown to certain races and tribes, while others know it and consider it with disgust. They all suffer a loss. A kiss can be a cold formula, or a token of familial relationship or a prelude to the act of love. It can also be a revelation in an unspoken, secret language of feelings that have never been expressed in words.
Harry Harrison (writer)
Politicians,” he snorted, stamping the length of the room. "Meatheads! Sitting up there on their fat duffs and making unilateral decisions that may affect the entire future of the human race-and making those decisions out of fear. I hadn't realized that the old philosophy of a bomb-waving solution for international problems was still lurking in dark, spider-filled corners of the political mind. Cretins!
Harry Harrison (writer)
