The World of Null-A Quotes

“And the more technically developed a nation or race is, the more cruel, ruthless, predatory, and commercialized its systems tend to become … all because we continue to think like animals and have not learned how to think consistently like human beings. A. K.”
― A.E. van Vogt, The World of Null-A

“[He] had the hard eyes of the disciplinarian and the smile of a man who must be tactful and pleasant to many people.”
― A.E. van Vogt, The World of Null-A

“In a completely unreligious sense, he longed for spiritual surcease.”
― A.E. van Vogt, The World of Null-A

“Era bueno saberlo. Las explicaciones despejaban la mente, eliminaban tensiones del sistema nervioso y liberaban al cuerpo de la servidumbre de las excitaciones negativas, permitiéndole una actividad más positiva.”
― A.E. van Vogt, The World of Null-A

“What is all this games stuff, anyway? In a way, it’s easy enough to see what happens to winners who stay on Earth. They get all the juicy jobs; they become governors and such.”
― A.E. van Vogt, The World of Null-A

“Here he was at long last, to participate in the games of the machine – the games which meant wealth and position for those partially successful, and a trip to Venus for the special group that won top honors.”
― A.E. van Vogt, The World of Null-A