Quotes from Ringworld

“The gods do not protect fools. Fools are protected by more capable fools.”
― Larry Niven, quote from Ringworld

“Humans," said the puppeteer, "should not be allowed to run loose. You will surely harm yourselves.”
― Larry Niven, quote from Ringworld

“Exercise is wonderful," said Louis. "I could sit and watch it all day.”
― Larry Niven, quote from Ringworld

“The perversity of the Universe tends towards a maximum”
― Larry Niven, quote from Ringworld

“For two hundred and fifty years the kzinti had not attacked human space. They had nothing to attack with. For two hundred and fifty years men had not attacked the kzinti worlds; and no kzin could understand it. Men confused them terribly.”
― Larry Niven, quote from Ringworld

“Long ago, Louis Wu had stood at the void edge of Mount Lookitthat. The Long Fall River, on that world, ends in the tallest waterfall in known space. Louis's eyes had followed it down as far as they could penetrate the void mist. The featureless white of the void itself had grasped at his mind, and Louis Wu, half hypnotized, had sworn to live forever. How else could he see all there was to see?
Now he reaffirmed that decision.”
― Larry Niven, quote from Ringworld

“Louis suggested that the ship be called 'Lying Bastard'. For their own reasons, Teela and Speaker agreed. For his own reason, Nessus did not object.”
― Larry Niven, quote from Ringworld

“The puppeteer unrolled completely. 'Did I hear you call me cute?”
― Larry Niven, quote from Ringworld

“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, quote from Ringworld

“On a world built to ordered specification, there was no logical reason for such a mountain to exist. Yet every world should have at least one unclimbable mountain.”
― Larry Niven, quote from Ringworld

“Gradually he was learning the size, the scale of the Ringworld. It was unpleasant, like all learning processes. He”
― Larry Niven, quote from Ringworld

“Once Louis Wu had sworn to live forever.”
― Larry Niven, quote from Ringworld

“But you've never even been as far as the Moon.”
― Larry Niven, quote from Ringworld

“Nessus sprawled bonelessly in his couch. He looked ridiculously, ludicrously comfortable.”
― Larry Niven, quote from Ringworld

“The gods do not protect fools. Fools are protected by more capable fools. She'd”
― Larry Niven, quote from Ringworld

“Heat is produced as a waste product of civilization." "I”
― Larry Niven, quote from Ringworld

“Fear is the brother of hate. One”
― Larry Niven, quote from Ringworld

“Remember the Finagle Laws. The perversity of the universe tends toward a maximum. The universe is hostile." "But”
― Larry Niven, quote from Ringworld

“If you can heat some bourbon, I can drink it," said the kzin. "If you cannot heat it, I can still drink it." "Nessus?”
― Larry Niven, quote from Ringworld

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