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You can be happy anywhere, if you have the right point of view. And the ability to ignore the smell of an entire planet. — John Scalzi

But individuals are not precise mirrors of their nations. And — John Scalzi

One day I'd like to visit this planet without having to toss myself down its atmosphere. — John Scalzi

When you're a kid all you want to do is be somewhere else. — John Scalzi

It's hard to sell the official story to people who can see things for themselves. — John Scalzi

I have seen John Scalzi's pose-off picture. There are no words. There is only inarticulate whimpering. — Jim C. Hines

She was old and crankily conservative in the way only old liberals could be. — John Scalzi

Yes, he's an equal opportunity asshole," Szilard said. "And he's aware of it, which he thinks means it's okay. — John Scalzi

Are we agreed that the goal here is survival, not a win? — John Scalzi

We're in the wrong universe for fair. — John Scalzi

You don't have paperwork," Savitri said. "You give it all to me." "Is it done?" I asked. "As far as you know, yes," Savitri said. — John Scalzi

It's not exactly surprising that staying sane is useful when trying to hit performance markers. — John Scalzi

The problem with aging is not that it's one damn thing after another - it's every damn thing, all at once, all the time. — John Scalzi

I've always liked swimming, so long as my head's above water. — John Scalzi

Captain Sophia Coloma looked every inch of what she was, which was the sort of person who was not here to put up with your shit. — John Scalzi

It's not spam if you agree to it," Tony said. "They just won't have much of a choice. — John Scalzi

Get off my planet, you son of a bitch. — John Scalzi

Is it good? It ain't Shakespeare, but then, Shakespeare wrote Titus Andronicus, so you tell me. — John Scalzi

Hide' isn't a word we like to use," Cassaway said. "'Perform alternative tasks' is the preferred term. — John Scalzi

Apparently you don't have to understand physics to protest. — John Scalzi

Oh for God's sake how divine can I be? My feet hurt, I have gas and I need to pee. — John Scalzi

It's like Wednesday morning at the world's biggest Denny's, — John Scalzi

If your flirting strategy is indistinguishable from harassment, it's not everyone else that's the problem. — John Scalzi

And before that, there was, oh, I don't know, editors experiencing demonic possessions and devouring lagging midlist writers. It's always something. — John Scalzi

Mom, I remember Lizzie," Hart said. "She's really not my type." "She has a brother," Wes said, from his lounge. "He's not my type, either," Hart said. — John Scalzi

The three rules of writing: 1. It's Work. 2. It's Work. 3. Surprise! It's Work. — John Scalzi

How do you like your peace now, motherfucker? — John Scalzi

Breakfast was amazing, and I say that having been married to a woman who could make a breakfast spread that would have made Gandhi stop a fast. — John Scalzi

Look," I said. "Something that needs your attention. Over there. Away from here. — John Scalzi

Lovely," Wilson said, looking at the display. "And by 'lovely,' I mean 'Oh, crap. — John Scalzi

Do what you need to do and enjoy life as it happens. — John Scalzi

I didn't mind getting old when I was young. It's the being old now that's getting to me. — John Scalzi

The half-life between story of the century and not even the story of the day is quicker than you would ever guess. — John Scalzi

I would say I'm a medium-sized 'Star Trek' fan. I love the universe that it's created. — John Scalzi

The good news is I peed before going to sleep. — John Scalzi

But everyone knows you need fireworks to make independence official. — John Scalzi

I failed angst in high school. They let me graduate anyway. — John Scalzi

Sometimes in life you're going to win and sometimes you're going to lose. But just because you lose doesn't mean the other guy needs to win. — John Scalzi

The supply transport's on autopilot most of the way down anyway. I'm just on board so that if it crashes, they can say someone died. — John Scalzi

We buy time where we may." "You bought yourself time," Oi agreed. "I don't think it's of very good quality. — John Scalzi

I both love and am terrified by Greg Van Eekhout's vision of Los Angeles. I already want to go back. — John Scalzi

If you're the best that the Earth has got to offer, it's time we bend over and get a tentacle right up the ass. — John Scalzi

How did you get here, anyway?" "It's classified." "I'm close enough to stab you with a fork. — John Scalzi

But I have always found that there's an inverse relationship between the number of people in a room and the amount of useful work that can be done. — John Scalzi

I'm going to go pee. If the universe is bigger and stranger than I can imagine, it's best to meet it with an empty bladder. — John Scalzi

The part of Cardenia's brain in charge of gestalting slammed everything together and shoved it into her consciousness. — John Scalzi

Reddit is not a public utility or a public square; it's a privately owned space on the Internet. — John Scalzi

Sani's family lived in a well-kept double-wide in an otherwise less-than-spiff trailer park outside of Sawmill. — John Scalzi

That as far as I can tell," Jenkins said, "it's not actually a very good show. — John Scalzi

As a general rule when it's a city bus versus any biological creature, it's safe to bet on the bus. — John Scalzi

Because every time I think of starships skipping across the galaxy, I imagine Albert Einstein in a policeman's uniform, writing up a ticket. — John Scalzi

It's a hell of a thing to say good-bye to your whole life. — John Scalzi

I propose a toast. Here's to being right all the time. May God and history forgive us. They all clinked glasses to that. — John Scalzi

Maybe it's just that no one knows how to conduct a real literary feud anymore, online or otherwise. — John Scalzi

Well, that's science fiction television for you, though," Abnett said. "Someone's got to be the red shirt. — John Scalzi

It's not a bad idea." "It's a terrible idea," Oi said. "It just has the advantage of being better than the other option. — John Scalzi

The idea of spending another six hours with Leon and his farts was more than I could take. — John Scalzi

How is it so far?" asked Cloud. "How is what so far?" "This," Cloud said, and motioned around him. "Life. The universe. Everything. — John Scalzi

It's war, you jackasses," Keyes snapped. "I'm sorry it's not terribly convenient or comfortable for you. — John Scalzi

I do not mind when you tell me what you want and put that first instead of last. — John Scalzi

I don't have a problem with treason," I said. "I can stop anytime." I — John Scalzi

Ultimately, people write to be understood (excepting Gertrude Stein and Tristan Tzara, who were intentionally being difficult). — John Scalzi

You're insane!"

"Call me HAL and make me sing 'Daisy, Daisy'. — John Scalzi

Sooner or later the Narrative will come for each of us. — John Scalzi

Colonization is the key to our race's survival. It's as simple as that. We must colonize or be closed off and contained by other races. — John Scalzi

A fourth part of his brain was saying, This is the part where you run and scream a lot. He was listening to the fourth part. — John Scalzi

And as luck would have it, a position opened up here." "It wasn't luck," Mbeke said. "It was a Longranian Ice Shark," Cassaway said. — John Scalzi

He was determined to be the most touristy tourist who had ever touristed, — John Scalzi

How many people volunteer for an army and then claim conscientious objector status? — John Scalzi

Maybe after the first dozen times it happened, the Universal Union should have started engineering for space defenestration. NICK — John Scalzi

In one hand I have a restraining order, and in the other I have a Taser. Which would you like to meet first? — John Scalzi

If your social consciousness seems stuck in 1975, 2014 is gonna be a rough ride. — John Scalzi

What we don't know can't hurt us. — John Scalzi

General Gau had thanked for her candor in this as in all other things and then went ahead and did it anyway. — John Scalzi

I'm not sure I like their plan for converting us to their religion, seeing as it involves dying and all. — John Scalzi

Wes is Wes," Alastair said. "One in every family. I love him, but I think of him as a sarcastic pet. — John Scalzi

Trust your weapon, it is almost certainly smarter than you are. Remember this and you may yet live. — John Scalzi

Isn't that weird?" I said. "All the different types of sentient species in the universe, and we're all different, but we all drink coffee. — John Scalzi

I'm a monster. You're a monster. We're all fucking inhuman monsters, and we don't see a damned thing wrong with it. — John Scalzi

I love her more than I actually express in words - an irony for a writer - and am every day genuinely amazed I get to spend my life with her. — John Scalzi

Is it painful?" the groundskeeper asked. "I am asking for science. — John Scalzi

Only Norway regularly sends colonists from Europe, and we all know of that country's ecological disasters. — John Scalzi

But imagine you're a tapeworm, and then suddenly you're Goethe. It's like that. — John Scalzi

It was interesting what you could do, when your enemy was officially your ally. And unaware you knew it was your enemy. — John Scalzi

Hickory, have you ever lied to me?" I asked. "I do not believe you are aware of me or any Obin ever lying to you," Hickory said. — John Scalzi

Occam's razor theory of combat: The simplest way of kicking someone's ass was usually the correct one. — John Scalzi

Even without the Interdependency, being interdependent was the best way for humanity to survive. — John Scalzi

No matter what, the Earth is fucked," Rigney said. "Excuse the language, but that's the gist of what I'm hearing from you. — John Scalzi

It's better to be a dog in peace, than a man in war. — John Scalzi

Would you like some help with your duct work, sir?" Dahl asked. "Please," Kerensky said. * — John Scalzi

Listen to me or don't. But if you don't, you'll be dead. And then where will you be? Dead, that's where. — John Scalzi

I do think people of good will can have different opinions but still be coming not from a place of malice. — John Scalzi

Did she tell you I set puppies on fire, too?" Vann asked. "She did not," I said. "It may have been implied. — John Scalzi

Engrave this in your brain: EVERY WRITER GETS REJECTED. You will be no different. — John Scalzi

There's nothing like sharing menarche with a billion hermaphrodites. I think it was everyone's first time. — John Scalzi

My job is to be your loyal opposition. — John Scalzi

Again I ask permission to be blunt." "Ambassador Abumwe, at this point I cannot imagine you being otherwise. — John Scalzi

If knew you were going to drug me, kidnap me, and take me back to the dark ages with out my pants, I never would have slept with you. — John Scalzi

You see tools and parts and my arm shoved inside a small spacecraft, and you really have to ask what I'm doing? — John Scalzi

So many people go through life without love. Wanting love. Hoping for love. Hungering for more of it than they have. Missing love when it was gone. — John Scalzi