“Xenology is an unnatural mixture of science fiction and formal logic. At its core is a flawed assumption—that an alien race would be psychologically human.” — Arkady Strugatsky Copy Share Image
“He stretched his huge hands toward her. She timidly reached for him and immediately shrank back. On his fingers … But it wasn’t blood—only… — Arkady Strugatsky Copy Share Image
“The hypothesis of God, for instance, gives an incomparably absolute opportunity to understand everything and know absolutely nothing. Give man an extremely simplified system… — Arkady Strugatsky Copy Share Image
“Śmierć nie może człowieka tak okaleczyć, tylko życie to potrafi. Ono mnie też okaleczy i nic na to nie można poradzić. Nie trzeba się… — Arkady Strugatsky Copy Share Image
“a man who is well brought-up may read anything. The only people who boggle at what is perfectly natural are those who are the… — Arkady Strugatsky Copy Share Image
“This use of ordinary people as the principal characters was fairly rare in science fiction when the book came out, and even now the… — Arkady Strugatsky Copy Share Image
“If God undertakes to clean an outhouse, let him not believe that his hands will remain clean.” — Arkady Strugatsky Copy Share Image
“INTERVIEWER: You probably mean stalkers? DR. PILLMAN: I’m not familiar with the term. INTERVIEWER: That’s what the residents of Harmont call the desperate young… — Arkady Strugatsky Copy Share Image
“He gives me a look, and I see that he’s in no mood for jokes. He’s right—this is no joke. But when you’re leaving… — Arkady Strugatsky Copy Share Image
“Strange department, this. Their motto was: "The comprehension of Infinity requires infinite time." I did not argue with that, but then they derived an… — Arkady Strugatsky Copy Share Image
“You’re absolutely right. Our little town is a hole. It always has been and still is. But now it is a hole into the… — Arkady Strugatsky Copy Share Image
“The problem is we don’t notice the years pass, he thought. Screw the years—we don’t notice things change. We know that things change, we’ve… — Arkady Strugatsky Copy Share Image
“HAPPINESS FOR EVERYBODY, FREE, AND NO ONE WILL GO AWAY UNSATISFIED!” — Arkady Strugatsky Copy Share Image
