The 10th Science Fiction MEGAPACK® Quotes

“Morale, my boy, is what counts. Man-power and tonnage and fire-power are important, of course, but morale has won every war in history. And our morale right now is higher than a cat’s back—higher than any time since John Paul Jones—and getting higher by the day.”
― David Gerrold, The 10th Science Fiction MEGAPACK®

“Strange, that Earthpeople always follow one who is not wise, but merely compelling.”
― David Gerrold, The 10th Science Fiction MEGAPACK®

“A person should always carry two things in this world: a valid passport and a sweater.”
― David Gerrold, The 10th Science Fiction MEGAPACK®

“Witherspoon is a gangster, a cheat, and a God damn liar, but he is of very little actual importance; merely a boodling nincompoop.”
― David Gerrold, The 10th Science Fiction MEGAPACK®

“Every dictator in history, from Philip of Macedon to the Tyrant of Asia, claimed to be—and probably was, in his beginnings—motivated solely by benevolence.”
― David Gerrold, The 10th Science Fiction MEGAPACK®

“When one group unites its power, those nearby must ally for protection. Then, there’s a scramble for more power, while jealousies and fears breed new hatreds, internally and externally. And finally, there’s ruin”
― David Gerrold, The 10th Science Fiction MEGAPACK®

“Someone starts building war power—power to insure peace, as they always say. Then other systems must have power to protect themselves. Strength begets force—and fear and hatred. Sooner or later, the strain is too great, and you have a war so horrible that its very horror makes surrender impossible.”
― David Gerrold, The 10th Science Fiction MEGAPACK®

“In a few years, fighting men began to think of themselves as a people apart, and loyalty to their birthplace gave way to loyalty to their leader.”
― David Gerrold, The 10th Science Fiction MEGAPACK®

“Smugness was easy in a world without dust or carrion smell or craters that had been factories.”
― David Gerrold, The 10th Science Fiction MEGAPACK®

“presumptuous—but he’s got to he with someone”
― David Gerrold, The 10th Science Fiction MEGAPACK®