“He stretched his huge hands toward her. She timidly reached for him and immediately shrank back. On his fingers … But it… — 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… — Arkady Strugatsky Knowledge 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… — Arkady Strugatsky Zycie 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… — Arkady Strugatsky Character 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… — Arkady Strugatsky Books 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… — Arkady Strugatsky New car 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… — Arkady Strugatsky Gates of heaven 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… — Arkady Strugatsky Time 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… — Arkady Strugatsky Life 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… — Arkady Strugatsky Change Copy Share Image
“HAPPINESS FOR EVERYBODY, FREE, AND NO ONE WILL GO AWAY UNSATISFIED!” — Arkady Strugatsky Apocalyptic Copy Share Image
“A może w tym świecie w ogóle nie można inaczej i żeby dokonać czegoś pożytecznego trzeba najpierw robić rzeczy idiotyczne?” — Arkady Strugatsky Copy Share Image
“...It's like trying to fit an octopus into a pair of tuxedo pants. And not a plain octopus at that, but an… — Arkady Strugatsky Nonsense Copy Share Image
“Look into my soul, I know - everything you need is in there. It has to be. Because I've never sold my… — Arkady Strugatsky Morality Copy Share Image
“Intelligence is the ability to harness the powers of the surrounding world without destroying the said world” — Arkady Strugatsky Intelligence Copy Share Image
“Or how about this hypothetical definition. Reason is a complex type of instinct that has not yet formed completely. This implies that… — Arkady Strugatsky Habits Copy Share Image
“For some reason he suddenly remembered that Hamfist Kitty’s real name was Raphael. The nickname Hamfist came from his monstrous bony fists,… — Arkady Strugatsky Copy Share Image
“That's the Zone for you: come back with swag, a miracle; come back alive, success; come back with a patrol bullet in… — Arkady Strugatsky Good luck Copy Share Image
“Because I sincerely hate and despise them. Not pity them, no—only hate and despise. I can justify the stupidity and brutality of… — Arkady Strugatsky Blind faith Copy Share Image
“The only people who boggle at what is perfectly natural are those who are the worst swine and the finest experts in… — Arkady Strugatsky Copy Share Image
“and above them all—an immense banner, already faded: WELCOME TO EARTH, DEAR ALIENS!” — Arkady Strugatsky Nature Copy Share Image
“I was told that this road would take me to the ocean of death, and turned back halfway. Since then crooked, round-about,… — Arkady Strugatsky Choices Copy Share Image
“Xenology is an unnatural mixture of science fiction and formal logic. At its core is a flawed assumption—that an alien race would… — Arkady Strugatsky Science Copy Share Image
“Sólo el que no hace nada no se equivoca nunca. Lo peligroso no son los errores, lo peligroso es la pasividad, la… — Arkady Strugatsky Copy Share Image
