Alfred Bester
Alfred Bester
Alfred Besterwas an American science fiction author, TV and radio scriptwriter, magazine editor and scripter for comic strips and comic books. Though successful in all these fields, he is best remembered for his science fiction, including The Demolished Man, winner of the inaugural Hugo Award in 1953...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth18 December 1913
CountryUnited States of America
space quality aphrodisiac
One of the things that everybody knows about space travel but never mentions is its aphrodisiac quality.
grateful passion men
Be grateful that you only see the outward man. Be grateful that you never see the passions, the hatreds, the jealousies, the malice, the sicknesses... Be grateful you rarely see the frightening truth in people.
nonsense entropy cents
Millions for nonsense, but not one cent for entropy.
moving men doubt
There's got to be more to life than just living," Foyle said to the robot. Then find it for yourself, sir. Don't ask the world to stop moving because you have doubts." Why can't we all move forward together?" Because you're all different. You're not lemmings. Some must lead, and hope that the rest will follow." Who leads?" The men who must...driven men, compelled men." Freak men." You're all freaks, sir. But you always have been freaks. Life is a freak. That's its hope and glory.
challenges dies
I challenge you, me. Die or live and be great.
obvious ability intellect
Intellect is the ability to avoid belaboring the obvious.
fool extravagance enjoy
The whole point of extravagance is to act like a fool and feel like a fool, but enjoy it.
lemmings freak life-is
Life is a freak. That’s its hope and glory.
tests refusal obvious
The test of intellect is the refusal to belabor the obvious.
two eight three
Eight, sir; seven, sir; Six, sir; five, sir; Four, sir; Three, sir; Two, sir; one! Tenser, said the Tensor. Tenser, said the Tensor. Tension, apprehension, And dissension have begun.
people life-and-death dying
I've handed life and death back to the people who do the living and the dying.
betrayal matter defense
no matter how we defend ourselves against the outside we're always licked by something from the inside. There‟s no defense against betrayal, and we all betray ourselves.
anger said tension
Tenser, said the Tensor. Tension, apprehension, and dissension have begun.
thinking reality mind
The mind is the reality. You are what you think.