Quote by Larry Niven Download Open image ““Why hadn't they built a lot of little Ringworlds instead?”” — Larry Niven ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.3 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“Behind that, there was something else at work, beyond any design of the ring maker. I can put it no plainer than by saying… — J. R. R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
“Clearly the ring had an unwholesome power that set to work on its keeper at once. That” — J.R.R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
“It was not till they had examined the rings that they recognized who it was.” — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
“Their plans were circumspect and small-time. They weren’t dreaming of taking over the world.” — Cal Newport Copy Share Image
“I can put it no plainer than by saying that Bilbo was meant to find the Ring, and not by its maker.” — J.R.R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
“Am I supposed to help Frodo destroy the ring and save Middle Earth? Or do I have to make toys in the North Pole?” — Shannon Messenger Copy Share Image
“But what would happen if I put on the ring?” the boy asked. “There is only one way to find out.” — Jef Murray Copy Share Image
“I mean . . . take the Lord of the Rings movies—they’ve got loads of messages. Like “Don’t lose your ring.” — Sophie Kinsella Copy Share Image
“It was like bringing them a little bit of the world that was going on without them.” — Morgan Matson Copy Share Image
In challenging a kzin, a simple scream of rage is sufficient. You scream and you leap. — Larry Niven Copy Share Image
“There is no cause so good or noble that it will not attract fuggheads; and the fuggheads will get all the press.” — Larry Niven Copy Share Image
“Music had played suddenly through the cabin, complex and lovely, rich in minor tones, like the sad call of a sex-maddened computer. Nessus whistled.” — Larry Niven Copy Share Image
“have precious little free will," he was saying. "We're too intelligent not to see the right answers.” — Larry Niven Copy Share Image
“1a) Never throw shit at an armed man. 1b) Never stand next to someone who is throwing shit at an armed man.” — Larry Niven Copy Share Image
“I asked him, "Do you know the difference between nude and naked?" He shook his head. "Nude is artistic. Naked is defenseless.” — Larry Niven Copy Share Image
Intelligence is just a tool to be used toward a goal, and goals are not always chosen intelligently. — Larry Niven Copy Share Image
And every friend I've got has been writing Mars stories. It was pretty clear I'd never catch up. — Larry Niven Copy Share Image