R. A. Lafferty

When you have shot and killed a man you have in some measure clarified your attitude toward him. You have given a…

— R. A. Lafferty

The good stories, of course, write themselves. And somebody wants to know who are the really good writers, and how many of…

— R. A. Lafferty

True love is that we should hate whatever interferes with our vision of the high and the lowly.

— R. A. Lafferty

The lowest common denominator of the universe is both low and common.

— R. A. Lafferty

An excess of science will leave none of us alive.

— R. A. Lafferty

"Strangers may not lodge complaints till they have been in residence here for ninety days," the Cacique said, "and no stranger has…

— R. A. Lafferty

Death is for a long time. Those of shallow thought say that it is forever. There is, at least, a long night…

— R. A. Lafferty

The law of levity is allowed to supersede the law of gravity.

— R. A. Lafferty

There is a secret society of seven men that controls the finances of the world. This is known to everyone but the…

— R. A. Lafferty

Learn the true topography; the monstrous and wonderful archetypes are not inside you, not inside your consciousness; you are inside them, trapped…

— R. A. Lafferty

We must kill the Devil afresh every day.

— R. A. Lafferty

Every science is made up entirely of anomalies rearranged to fit.

— R. A. Lafferty

When we travel we find how greatly our boyhood dreams are outstripped by reality .

— R. A. Lafferty

Though my short stories are the more readable, my novels do have more to say; and they will, if anyone has the…

— R. A. Lafferty

Do not be deceived by the way men of bad faith misuse words and names … Things are set up as contraries…

— R. A. Lafferty

The best time to write a story is yesterday. The next best time is today.

— R. A. Lafferty

The opposite of liberal is stingy. The opposite of radical is superficial. The opposite of conservative is destructive. So I declare that…

— R. A. Lafferty

I write as clearly as I am able to. I sometimes tackle ideas and notions that are relatively complex, and it is…

— R. A. Lafferty