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Robert Silverberg quotes: It was as though our invaders had passed the word through the galaxies: SEE OLD EARTH NOW UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT.

It was as though our invaders had passed the word through the galaxies: SEE OLD EARTH NOW UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT.

Robert Silverberg quotes: He was only now outgrowing his playboy phase, groping his way out of frivolity the way others might grope their way out of atheism.

He was only now outgrowing his playboy phase, groping his way out of frivolity the way others might grope their way out of atheism.

Robert Silverberg quotes: Because people fight most fiercely when they dare not admit even to themselves that their cause is unjust.

Because people fight most fiercely when they dare not admit even to themselves that their cause is unjust.

Robert Silverberg quotes: I'm an urban New Yorker to the last molecule.

I'm an urban New Yorker to the last molecule.

Robert Silverberg quotes: Thus does the unyielding, inescapable future ineluctably devour the present.

Thus does the unyielding, inescapable future ineluctably devour the present.

Robert Silverberg quotes: Aristocrats might shrug, but commoners, dreading any collapse of the social order, wanted the rules of behavior to be observed.

Aristocrats might shrug, but commoners, dreading any collapse of the social order, wanted the rules of behavior to be observed.

Robert Silverberg quotes: Men of great spirit are at high risk at a time when small souls rule the world.

Men of great spirit are at high risk at a time when small souls rule the world.

Robert Silverberg quotes: One defining symptom of decadence is a fondness for vast and nonsensical extravagance.

One defining symptom of decadence is a fondness for vast and nonsensical extravagance.

Robert Silverberg quotes: As youngest boy in service, the worst jobs fell to him, and this would

As youngest boy in service, the worst jobs fell to him, and this would

Robert Silverberg quotes: [He] had riposted with the proper metaphysical statements, yet he was disturbed.

[He] had riposted with the proper metaphysical statements, yet he was disturbed.

Robert Silverberg quotes: Never pass by a chance to shut up.

Never pass by a chance to shut up.

Robert Silverberg quotes: My temperament is not inclined toward more self-promotion than is absolutely necessary for my professional well-being.

My temperament is not inclined toward more self-promotion than is absolutely necessary for my professional well-being.

Robert Silverberg quotes: Part of the prejudice thing is that the victim has to be somebody weaker than you in numbers, but somebody you secretly admire or fear.

Part of the prejudice thing is that the victim has to be somebody weaker than you in numbers, but somebody you secretly admire or fear.

Robert Silverberg quotes: Ignorance can't be pardoned. Only cured.

Ignorance can't be pardoned. Only cured.

Robert Silverberg quotes: Basil Donovan was drunk again.

Basil Donovan was drunk again.

Robert Silverberg quotes: Utopias are boring. Distopias on the other hand, are interesting.

Utopias are boring. Distopias on the other hand, are interesting.

Robert Silverberg quotes: Any sinner can find redemption if the yield of his sin is spectacular enough. Our

Any sinner can find redemption if the yield of his sin is spectacular enough. Our

Robert Silverberg quotes: I hate no one, sir. It seems a waste of emotional energy.

I hate no one, sir. It seems a waste of emotional energy.

Robert Silverberg quotes: I can list on one hand the famous science fiction writers I never met.

I can list on one hand the famous science fiction writers I never met.

Robert Silverberg quotes: Unacceptable, maybe. But not unthinkable. Nothing's unthinkable once somebody's thought it.

Unacceptable, maybe. But not unthinkable. Nothing's unthinkable once somebody's thought it.

Robert Silverberg quotes: Stale is stale and borrowed is borrowed, no matter how original your models may have been.

Stale is stale and borrowed is borrowed, no matter how original your models may have been.

Robert Silverberg quotes: Living, we fret. Dying, we live. I'll keep that in mind. I'll be of good cheer.

Living, we fret. Dying, we live. I'll keep that in mind. I'll be of good cheer.

Robert Silverberg quotes: The main thing about aliens is that they are alien. They feel no responsibility for fulfilling any of your expectations. (Dark City Lights)

The main thing about aliens is that they are alien. They feel no responsibility for fulfilling any of your expectations. (Dark City Lights)

Robert Silverberg quotes: I find the world and all it contains extremely fascinating. Is this sinful?

I find the world and all it contains extremely fascinating. Is this sinful?

Robert Silverberg quotes: Gods are not granted the power of choice; it is the price and the wonder of their godhead.

Gods are not granted the power of choice; it is the price and the wonder of their godhead.

Robert Silverberg quotes: I'm up at 5:30 or 6, but not willingly. By 8:30, I'm in my home office. I take a swim in the afternoon, and I garden. We have about an

I'm up at 5:30 or 6, but not willingly. By 8:30, I'm in my home office. I take a swim in the afternoon, and I garden. We have about an acre of land.

Robert Silverberg quotes: When you know that something is dying inside you, you learn not to put much trust in the random vitalities of the fleeting moment.

When you know that something is dying inside you, you learn not to put much trust in the random vitalities of the fleeting moment.

Robert Silverberg quotes: We are born by accident into a purely random universe.

We are born by accident into a purely random universe.

Robert Silverberg quotes: To enter the past is like poking a baseball bat into a spiderweb: it can't be done subtly or delicately.

To enter the past is like poking a baseball bat into a spiderweb: it can't be done subtly or delicately.

Robert Silverberg quotes: He was looking for a vehicle of purpose, for a vessel to contain his formless ambitions and abilities.

He was looking for a vehicle of purpose, for a vessel to contain his formless ambitions and abilities.

Robert Silverberg quotes: Three Rules for Literary Success: 1. Read a lot. 2. Write a lot. 3. Read a lot more, write a lot more.

Three Rules for Literary Success: 1. Read a lot.
2. Write a lot. 3. Read a lot more, write a lot more.