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Having a perilous adventure i...

Having a perilous adventure is always better than comatose safety. Always, always, always, always, always.

James Alan Gardner 15 quotes

I do not care about the great...

I do not care about the greatest good for the greatest number . . . Most people are poop-heads I do not care about them at all.

James Alan Gardner 15 quotes

Everyone's life is a mess. Ev...

Everyone's life is a mess. Everyone's. We all make mistakes . . . and not just little slip-ups. Major mistakes that hurt us and other people.

James Alan Gardner 15 quotes

Some see the glass half full,...

Some see the glass half full, some see it half empty, and some see it crawling with toxic alien parasites who want to devour your pancreas.

James Alan Gardner 15 quotes

It is strange how the presenc...

It is strange how the presence of additional people can make you feel more alone.

James Alan Gardner 15 quotes

Ah, but I am more perceptive ...

Ah, but I am more perceptive than most of the universe. Especially the parts of the universe that are vacuum.

James Alan Gardner 15 quotes

Fate does not invite ugly bor...

Fate does not invite ugly boring people to save the world; and if you do try to save the world (without being beautiful, strong, clever, or wise), you will soon die pointlessly and how much adventure is there in that?

James Alan Gardner 15 quotes

You don’t free yourself from ...

You don’t free yourself from duty by running away. That only increases the weight on your shoulders.

James Alan Gardner 15 quotes

That's the first rule of comm...

That's the first rule of command; be consistent! You can be sadistic, you can be lazy, you can be stupid, but if you're consistent the crew will still let you sit in when they play dominoes.

James Alan Gardner 15 quotes

Ah, but I am more perceptive t...

Ah, but I am more perceptive than most of the universe. Especially the parts of the universe that are vacuum.

James Alan Gardner 15 quotes

Fate does not invite ugly bori...

Fate does not invite ugly boring people to save the world; and if you do try to save the world (without being beautiful, strong, clever, or wise), you will soon die pointlessly and how much adventure is there in that?

James Alan Gardner 15 quotes

The way past despair and false...

The way past despair and false hope is just letting go. It doesn't improve your odds of survival, but it doesn't waste mental energy.

James Alan Gardner 15 quotes

Having a perilous adventure is...

Having a perilous adventure is always better than comatose safety. Always, always, always, always, always.

James Alan Gardner 15 quotes

Don't be a little paranoid; wo...

Don't be a little paranoid; worry about everything, or let it all go.

James Alan Gardner 15 quotes

It is strange how the presence...

It is strange how the presence of additional people can make you feel more alone.

James Alan Gardner 15 quotes

You don't free yourself from d...

You don't free yourself from duty by running away. That only increases the weight on your shoulders.

James Alan Gardner 15 quotes

I hated relying on luck. When ...

I hated relying on luck. When it worked, it made me feel so damned eerie.

James Alan Gardner 15 quotes

Everyone's life is a mess. Eve...

Everyone's life is a mess. Everyone's. We all make mistakes . . . and not just little slip-ups. Major mistakes that hurt us and other people.

James Alan Gardner 15 quotes

I do not care about the greate...

I do not care about the greatest good for the greatest number . . . Most people are poop-heads I do not care about them at all.

James Alan Gardner 15 quotes

What kind of programmer is so ...

What kind of programmer is so divorced from reality that she thinks she'll get complex software right the first time?

James Alan Gardner 15 quotes

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