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> [“Who wants a library full of books you've already read?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-ellison/who-wants-a-library-full-of-books-you-ve-already-read/)

[Harlan Ellison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-ellison/)

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## More by Harlan Ellison

> [Posing the question: does the god of love use underarm deodorant, vaginal spray and fluoride toothpaste?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-ellison/posing-the-question-does-the-god-of-love-use-underarm-deodorant/)

[Harlan Ellison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-ellison/)

> [They change scapegoats at the networks more regularly than some people change socks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-ellison/they-change-scapegoats-at-the-networks-more-regularly-than-some/)

[Harlan Ellison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-ellison/)

> [They minute people fall in love they become liars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-ellison/they-minute-people-fall-in-love-they-become-liars/)

[Harlan Ellison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-ellison/)

> [Repent, Harlequin," said the Ticktock Man. "Get stuffed," the Harlequin replied.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-ellison/repent-harlequin-said-the-ticktock-man-get-stuffed-the-harlequin/)

[Harlan Ellison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-ellison/)

> [“Living under the land, under the sea, in the belly of AM, whom we created...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-ellison/living-under-the-land-under-the-sea-in-the-belly-of-am-whom-we-created/)

[Harlan Ellison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-ellison/)

> [I have no mouth. And I must scream.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-ellison/i-have-no-mouth-and-i-must-scream/)

[Harlan Ellison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-ellison/)

> [There in the midst of the Amazon Jungle, Simon Haskell has cobbled up for himself a replica of an Art Deco salon.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-ellison/there-in-the-midst-of-the-amazon-jungle-simon-haskell-has-cobbled-up/)

[Harlan Ellison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-ellison/)

> [For the first time we have a weapon that nobody has used for thirty years. This gives me great hope for the human race.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-ellison/for-the-first-time-we-have-a-weapon-that-nobody-has-used-for-thirty/)

[Harlan Ellison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-ellison/)

> [“There are forces in the world today, Mr. Winsocki, that are invisibly working to make us all carbon copies of one another. Forces that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-ellison/there-are-forces-in-the-world-today-mr-winsocki-that-are-invisibly/)

[Harlan Ellison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-ellison/)

> [“Men rarely (if ever) manage to dream up a god superior to themselves. Most gods have the manners and morals of a spoiled child.”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-ellison/men-rarely-if-ever-manage-to-dream-up-a-god-superior-to-themselves/)

[Harlan Ellison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-ellison/)

> [I write a kind of surreal fantasy, but they can't put 'surreal fantasy' on a paperback.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-ellison/i-write-a-kind-of-surreal-fantasy-but-they-can-t-put-surreal-fantasy/)

[Harlan Ellison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-ellison/)

> [Don't start an argument with somebody who has a microphone when you don't. They'll make you look like chopped liver.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-ellison/don-t-start-an-argument-with-somebody-who-has-a-microphone-when-you/)

[Harlan Ellison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-ellison/)

> [“I intend to keep writing stories that piss people off, that tell the particular kind of truth I think is valid, that will make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-ellison/i-intend-to-keep-writing-stories-that-piss-people-off-that-tell-the/)

[Harlan Ellison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-ellison/)

> [“Who Needs the Taj Mahal when it's a drag to live at all?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-ellison/who-needs-the-taj-mahal-when-it-s-a-drag-to-live-at-all/)

[Harlan Ellison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-ellison/)

> [Like a wind crying endlessly through the universe, Time carries away the names and the deeds of conquerors and commoners alike. And all that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-ellison/like-a-wind-crying-endlessly-through-the-universe-time-carries-away/)

[Harlan Ellison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-ellison/)

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