“Every man in the world is either a Realist or a Nominalist. Give yourself a test: if someone called you a gigger or a fell-picker, and you knew it wasn't true, would you hit him or smile? That's how easy… — Alexei Panshin Copy Share Image
“Valuing names as they do, Realists are sparing with them. They are likely to be known only as Joe or Bill or Plato. And they don't smile much. Nominalists have more fun. They are known as Aristotle or Decimus-et-Ultimus Barziza,… — Alexei Panshin Copy Share Image
“Night is irregular. What is not done in the daytime becomes possible at night: murder and sex and thought. Simple men are driven to… — Alexei Panshin Copy Share
This is what makes science so hard, and ultimately so fun. Think of the limits of what we know as a great suite of… — Alexei Panshin Copy Share
“There is something unique about the size, and shape, and feel of a real physical book, and there is a real discovery about running… — Alexei Panshin Copy Share
There's no reason to trade insults. We have our way of life and they have theirs. I wouldn't live as they do, but disrespect… — Alexei Panshin Copy Share
I finished by saying that it struck me that all the ethical systems I was discussing were after the fact. That is, that people… — Alexei Panshin Copy Share
“If you read Rite of Passage and enjoy yourself, I couldn't be more pleased. I hope it gets you of. On the other hand,… — Alexei Panshin Copy Share
“A book isn't a single, static thing with one unarguable meaning. Each reader who comes to it brings his own special knowledge, habits and… — Alexei Panshin Copy Share
“I want to make it clear before we begin that I think your purpose is to learn and mine is to help you to… — Alexei Panshin Copy Share
If I had the opportunity, I would make the proposal that no man should be killed except by somebody who knows him well enough… — Alexei Panshin Copy Share
Maturity is the ability to sort the portions of truth from the accepted lies and self-deceptions that you have grown up with. — Alexei Panshin Copy Share
“I don't like the idea of people who don't sing to themselves when they're all alone. They're too sober for me. At least hum--… — Alexei Panshin Copy Share
“Classics aren't books that are read for pleasure. Classics are books that are imposed on unwilling students, books that are subjected to analyses of… — Alexei Panshin Copy Share
