R. A. Lafferty quotes
R. A. Lafferty was an American science fiction and fantasy writer known for his original style and inventive storytelling. His works blended mythology, tall tales, and surreal humor, making him a unique voice in speculative fiction. He inspired and influenced generations of writers with his unconventional narratives and remarkable imagination. Here are 62 of his quotes:
There are only two possible statements that can be made about the worlds," the Black Pope of the Carlist Hills had lectured one day. "Alpha: There is a God. Omega: there is not a God. To adhere to either of these two statements strongly is to be logical at least. Not to do so is to be in the snivelling wasteland between and to have no point of contact with logic or reason.
R. A. Lafferty
The Dong button was just that, a big green button with the word Dong engraved on it. You pushed it, and it went dong. Well, that was almost too simple. Should there not be a deeper reason for it? And the small instruction plate over it didn't add much. It read: "Wrong prong, bong gong.”.
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Oh, I cannot abide these complacent clods," I exclaim. "I cannot relate to these opulent oafs who are laughing in the streets. They are not high enough or low enough. For my love I must find the poor, the deprived, the fornicators, the addicts, the drunkards, the unwashed,..."
"Oh, these are the poor," the clod told me. "This is the poorest street in town, Index Y-Z. It's hard to tell them apart now except that the poor spend more ostentatiously than the rich do.
R. A. Lafferty
R. A. Lafferty
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Occupation: American Writer
Born: November 7, 1914
Died: March 18, 2002
Quotes count: 62
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