Deathworld 1 Quotes

“It is very hard to be a hypocrite if you aren't trained for it.”
― Harry Harrison, Deathworld

“Just because you know a thing is true in theory, doesn't make it true in fact. The barbaric religions of primitive worlds hold not a germ of scientific fact, though they claim to explain all. Yet if one of these savages has all the logical ground for his beliefs taken away—he doesn't stop believing. He then calls his mistaken beliefs 'faith' because he knows they are right. And he knows they are right because he has faith. This is an unbreakable circle of false logic that can't be touched. In reality, it is plain mental inertia.”
― Harry Harrison, Deathworld

“Skop screamed when they all looked at him, shouted it was all a trick, and had to be clubbed unconscious when he attacked the bowmen. Understanding had come to Pyrrus.”
― Harry Harrison, Deathworld

“Ever see a plant with teeth—that bite? I don't think you want to. You'd have to be on Pyrrus and that means you would be dead within seconds of leaving the ship.”
― Harry Harrison, Deathworld

“Snorting with disgust, Meta stamped out.”
― Harry Harrison, Deathworld

“That was foolish of me," she said coldly while she reloaded the gun. "I don't need a gun. If I had to kill him, I could do it with my bare hands." "I love you, too," Jason smiled at her.”
― Harry Harrison, Deathworld

“Minder of my body you may be. But minder of my soul you are not. What do you say I call the shots and you go along to shoot the monsters? O.K.?”
― Harry Harrison, Deathworld

“Kerk slammed his hand down hard on the table. The dishes bounced and the table legs creaked. "Laboratory reactions!" he growled.”
― Harry Harrison, Deathworld 1

“Why? Jason asked himself. Why this intense and planetary hatred?”
― Harry Harrison, Deathworld

“One had been stung by an insect, Jason got the medikit to him in time, but he was so sick he had to turn back.”
― Harry Harrison, Deathworld