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> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexei-panshin/every-man-in-the-world-is-either-a-realist-or-a-nominalist-give/)

[Alexei Panshin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexei-panshin/)

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## More by Alexei Panshin

> [“Night is irregular. What is not done in the daytime becomes possible at night: murder and sex and thought. Simple men are driven to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexei-panshin/night-is-irregular-what-is-not-done-in-the-daytime-becomes-possible/)

[Alexei Panshin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexei-panshin/)

> [This is what makes science so hard, and ultimately so fun. Think of the limits of what we know as a great suite of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexei-panshin/this-is-what-makes-science-so-hard-and-ultimately-so-fun-think-of-the/)

[Alexei Panshin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexei-panshin/)

> [You can't stamp on people and not get hurt in return.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexei-panshin/you-can-t-stamp-on-people-and-not-get-hurt-in-return/)

[Alexei Panshin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexei-panshin/)

> [“There is something unique about the size, and shape, and feel of a real physical book, and there is a real discovery about running…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexei-panshin/there-is-something-unique-about-the-size-and-shape-and-feel-of-a-real/)

[Alexei Panshin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexei-panshin/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexei-panshin/there-s-no-reason-to-trade-insults-we-have-our-way-of-life-and-they/)

[Alexei Panshin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexei-panshin/)

> [I finished by saying that it struck me that all the ethical systems I was discussing were after the fact. That is, that people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexei-panshin/i-finished-by-saying-that-it-struck-me-that-all-the-ethical-systems-i/)

[Alexei Panshin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexei-panshin/)

> [Brains are no good if you don't use them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexei-panshin/brains-are-no-good-if-you-don-t-use-them/)

[Alexei Panshin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexei-panshin/)

> [“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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexei-panshin/if-you-read-rite-of-passage-and-enjoy-yourself-i-couldn-t-be-more/)

[Alexei Panshin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexei-panshin/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexei-panshin/a-book-isn-t-a-single-static-thing-with-one-unarguable-meaning-each/)

[Alexei Panshin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexei-panshin/)

> [“I want to make it clear before we begin that I think your purpose is to learn and mine is to help you to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexei-panshin/i-want-to-make-it-clear-before-we-begin-that-i-think-your-purpose-is/)

[Alexei Panshin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexei-panshin/)

> [Some people get a feeling of power from being unpleasant.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexei-panshin/some-people-get-a-feeling-of-power-from-being-unpleasant/)

[Alexei Panshin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexei-panshin/)

> [If I had the opportunity, I would make the proposal that no man should be killed except by somebody who knows him well enough…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexei-panshin/if-i-had-the-opportunity-i-would-make-the-proposal-that-no-man-should/)

[Alexei Panshin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexei-panshin/)

> [Maturity is the ability to sort the portions of truth from the accepted lies and self-deceptions that you have grown up with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexei-panshin/maturity-is-the-ability-to-sort-the-portions-of-truth-from-the/)

[Alexei Panshin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexei-panshin/)

> [“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--…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexei-panshin/i-don-t-like-the-idea-of-people-who-don-t-sing-to-themselves-when/)

[Alexei Panshin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexei-panshin/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexei-panshin/classics-aren-t-books-that-are-read-for-pleasure-classics-are-books/)

[Alexei Panshin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexei-panshin/)

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