Sundiver Quotes

“The measure of (mental) health is flexibility (not comparison to some ‘norm’), the freedom to learn from experience … to be influenced by reasonable arguments … and the appeal to the emotions … and especially the freedom to cease when sated. The essence of illness is the freezing of behavior into unalterable and insatiable patterns. Lawrence Kubie”
― David Brin, Sundiver

“The measure of (mental) health is flexibility (not comparison to some ‘norm’), the freedom to learn from experience…”
― David Brin, Sundiver

“But then, what were talking vegetables afraid of anyway?”
― David Brin, Sundiver

“Mr. Demwa, it appears that the Sun is haunted.”
― David Brin, Sundiver

“However, LaRoque’s arguments were so stale they could be used for croutons.”
― David Brin, Sundiver

“Imperturbable as Bombadil,”
― David Brin, Sundiver

“Living thing, does Entropy, my wicked Aunt, notice our joint conspiracy? Not yet, I think, for you are yet too small. Your puny struggle against her tide is mere fluttering in a great wind. And she thinks I am still her ally.”
― David Brin, Sundiver

“Any mel I know would grow a tail and wag it if that fem so much as whistled.”
― David Brin, Sundiver