Fleet of Worlds Quotes

“To be paranoid was to inflate one’s importance, to see oneself as worthy of persecution”
― Larry Niven, Fleet of Worlds

“brown”
― Larry Niven, Fleet of Worlds

“Parthenon?”
― Larry Niven, Fleet of Worlds

“We don’t know yet where we, where humans come from. We only have names: Earth, Sol system, human space.”
― Larry Niven, Fleet of Worlds

“They followed that quick walkthrough with a systematic survey along each corridor and stairwell, and into every room. Long Pass was mostly machinery; there wasn’t that much in habitable volume.”
― Larry Niven, Fleet of Worlds

“And yet, trees remained standing near the epicenter.”
― Larry Niven, Fleet of Worlds

“It was comforting somehow to see his minions exhibit traces of conscience. “The right to have children should not depend on your political connections.” Stealing a glance at a holo of Nike, Nessus wondered whose political system he questioned.”
― Larry Niven, Fleet of Worlds

“Concordance”
― Larry Niven, Fleet of Worlds

“As Kirsten steered Explorer into orbit around the distant spark named G567-X2, she initiated a deep-radar scan. It was both doctrine and enigma. Neutrinos passed right through normal matter, so what were they looking for? “It is good practice,” was the only explanation their trainer had offered. “Nessus will know what to do if there is a return signal.”
― Larry Niven, Fleet of Worlds

“We left behind violence with the era of scarcity that the mentally ill used to excuse it.”
― Larry Niven, Fleet of Worlds

“Any alcohol is potable by the third serving.”
― Larry Niven, Fleet of Worlds

“A supernovae chain reaction is discovered at the galaxy’s core.”
― Larry Niven, Fleet of Worlds