Betrayer of Worlds Quotes

“The Concordance’s maximum-security prison colony and labor camp.”
― Larry Niven, Betrayer of Worlds

“Baedeker knew Ol’t’ro. Without a doubt, they would send an expedition to explore the ring world. They must never learn of Hearth’s prior involvement there. If Ol’t’ro ever suspected, let alone confirmed, what extreme measures the Concordance had taken to preempt possible adversaries, they would obliterate the herd without qualms.”
― Larry Niven, Betrayer of Worlds

“How simple life must have been before progress.”
― Larry Niven, Betrayer of Worlds

“To be blinded and deafened by choice, by tubacles hungrily, pervertedly swallowing each other. To submerge one’s mind into some—abomination. How could they do it? How did they bear it? It was unnatural, disgusting, obscene.”
― Larry Niven, Betrayer of Worlds

“Nessus had thought a great deal in recent years about luck and unintended consequences”
― Larry Niven, Betrayer of Worlds

“Submarine approaching!” Louis shouted. “Nessus! Torpedoes in the water! Nuclear warheads.” Shuddering seismically, Nessus unfolded. His necks writhed like serpents. His heads swiveled, searching everywhere for danger. “Torpedoes?” he bleated, leaping to his hooves. “My mistake. Just some fish,” Louis said.”
― Larry Niven, Betrayer of Worlds

“He had learned to embrace insanity. The full measure of his madness was that he had even come to like humans.”
― Larry Niven, Betrayer of Worlds

“The galaxy was a dangerous place and humans made excellent cannon fodder.”
― Larry Niven, Betrayer of Worlds

“He had learned to embrace insanity. The full measure of his madness was that he had even come to like humans”
― Larry Niven, Betrayer of Worlds

“Louis told himself he only wanted to know if he could get pills. His addiction wasn’t broken unless he had a choice to lapse.”
― Larry Niven, Betrayer of Worlds