The Deep Range Quotes

“Like most men of his highly materialistic era, he was intoxicated with the scientific and sociological triumphs which had irradiated the opening decades of the twenty-first century. He prided himself on his skeptical rationalism, and his total freedom from superstition. The fundamental questions of philosophy had never bothered him greatly; he knew that they existed, but they had seemed the concern of other people. And now, whether he liked it or not, he had been challenged from a quarter so unexpected that he was almost defenseless. He had always considered himself a humane man, but now he had been reminded that humanity might not be enough. As he struggled with his thoughts, he became progressively more and more irritable with the world around him, and matters finally became so bad that Indra had to take action.”
― Arthur C. Clarke, The Deep Range

“The fact that he had forgotten something so obvious was, he realized, rather a bad sign; it suggested that he was becoming stupid. However, if he was intelligent enough to know that he was becoming stupid things could not be too bad…. Luckily the descent started again before he could get too involved in this line of argument.”
― Arthur C. Clarke, The Deep Range

“Myers paused, wondering how Indra was taking all this, how it would affect her feelings toward Franklin. She seemed to have got over her initial shock; she was not, thank God, the hysterical type it was so difficult to do anything with.”
― Arthur C. Clarke, The Deep Range

“could one make up for lack of moral courage by proving physical bravery?”
― Arthur C. Clarke, The Deep Range

“It is hard to draw any line between compassion and love.”
― Arthur C. Clarke, The Deep Range

“It was an interesting problem; could one make up for lack of moral courage by proving physical bravery?”
― Arthur C. Clarke, The Deep Range

“He felt a great calm come upon him; he was no longer angry with the world and with himself. His childish resentment of the fact that he should be the man involved in a dilemma not of his making suddenly evaporated. There was no reason why he should be ashamed of the fact that he had grown to love the great beasts he guarded; if their slaughter could be avoided, he should welcome it, whatever the consequences to the bureau.”
― Arthur C. Clarke, The Deep Range

“Soon there were few other topics of conversation; one of the disadvantages of life in a peaceful and well-organized world state was that with the disappearance of wars and crises very little was left of what was once called “news.” Indeed, the complaint had often been made that since the ending of national sovereignty, history had also been abolished. So the argument raged in club and kitchen, in World Assembly and lonely space freighter, with no”
― Arthur C. Clarke, The Deep Range

“Beginner’s luck—it never happened again. I’ve lost it all since then, so I’ll stop while I still break even. No more gambling for me.” “Is that a bet? Would you put five bucks on it?” “Sure.” “Then pay over—you’ve already lost by accepting.”
― Arthur C. Clarke, The Deep Range