Keith Laumer > Quotes

“It's a time-honored truism of diplomacy that the most resented epithet is the one most accurately depicting the deficiencies of the recipient.”
― keith laumer

“I'm not sure that pasteurized thinking is rich enough in intellectual vitamins”
― Keith Laumer, Retief!

“Earlyworm rolled the words along the table like a fragmentation grenade.”
― Keith Laumer, Retief: Emissary To The Stars

“I rode up, walked past a few miles of wallpaper that was someone's revenge for life's disappointments.”
― Keith Laumer, A Plague of Demons & Other Stories

“Look here, sir, what is it you really want out of life? Urb? Snorthwinger? Oplozzies? There must be some chink in your implacability!”
― Keith Laumer

“The prisoner, impersonating a peer of the Lily and an officer of an ancient and honored Corps, had flaunted the law of Northroyal and the authority of the Emperor,”
― Keith Laumer, Retief: Diplomat-at-Arms

“Threats won't help you," the man said. "You don't scar me."
"Threats? I'm promising relief to the exploited classes of Petreac."
"You must be nuts. You trying to upset the system or something?"
"Isn't that the purpose of your revolution?"
"Look, Nenni, we're tired of you Nenni getting all the graft. We want our turn. What good it do us to run Petreac if there's no loot?"
"You mean you intend to oppress the people? But they're your own group."
"Group, schmoop. We're taking all the chances; we're doing the work. We deserve the pay-off. You think we're throwing up good jobs for the fun of it?"
"You're basing a revolt on the cynical premises?"
"Wise up, Nenni; there's never been a revolution for any other reason.”
― Keith Laumer, Envoy to New Worlds

“Unleash Your Spirit, Ignite the World: Embrace Freedom”
― Keith Laumer

“When the job blows up in your face, remember Rum Jungle. We'll need every man - and then it won't be enough. = Retief in Retief”
― Keith Laumer