Theodore Sturgeon · 408 pages
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“No man can rob successfully over a period of years without pleasing the people he robs.”
― Theodore Sturgeon, quote from The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon, Volume II: Microcosmic God
“The baby regarded Mike gravely as she discoursed to it about a poor drowned woofum-wuffums, and did the bad man treat it badly, then. The baby belched eloquently.
“He belches in English!” I remarked.
“Did it have the windy ripples?” cooed Mike. “Give us a kiss, honey lamb.”
The baby immediately flung its little arms around her neck and planted a whopper on her mouth.
“Wow!” said Mike when she got her breath. “Shorty, could you take lessons!”
“Lessons my eye,” I said jealously. “Mike, that’s no baby, that’s some old guy in his second childhood.”
― Theodore Sturgeon, quote from The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon, Volume II: Microcosmic God
“His body was tubby but his arms apparently couldn’t understand that, for they were long and scrawny. From his brow to an inch below his eyes, his nose turned up; from there on, down. His short upper lip slanted sharply toward his tonsils, which had the effect of making his chinlessness positively jut.
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The bartender was fascinated by the way the teardrops proceeded down Biddiver’s amazing nose. One drop would dash almost halfway, and then hesitate, daunted by the hump. Then it would be joined by another teardrop, and the two, merging, would surmount the obstacle and slip down to hang glittering over the disappearing lip until a sob came along to shake them off.”
― Theodore Sturgeon, quote from The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon, Volume II: Microcosmic God
“Sometimes I sets and thinks, and sometimes I just sets.”
― Theodore Sturgeon, quote from The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon, Volume II: Microcosmic God
“Sometimes I sets and thinks, and sometimes I just sets.” The former is easy enough, and is what even an accomplished loafer has to go through before he reaches the latter and more blissful state. It takes years of practice to relax sufficiently to be able to “just set.” I’d learned it years ago. But”
― Theodore Sturgeon, quote from The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon, Volume II: Microcosmic God
Theodore Sturgeon
Born place: in Staten Island, New York, The United States
Born date February 26, 1918
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“It’s funny how quickly you adjust to insanity.”
― Danielle Paige, quote from The Wicked Will Rise
“وضع قدمه على الأرض الروسية وهو يرتدي قبعته الصغيرة وقميصه النظيف المهترئ وسترته البالية. جيش مؤلف من شخص قصير شاحب وأعزل. وكان يقف ضد الأرض الروسية الشاسعة والموجيك الأشرار والأرستقراطيين المعربدين والكهنوت ذي القوة الطاغية، والحصون والقصور والسجون والقوانين القديمة والأخلاق القديمة والسوط. الإمبراطورية القديمة المدججة بالسلاح. هناك وقف بقبعته الصغيرة، وبعينيه المنغوليتين الدقيقتين اللتين تحدقان بثبات في الجو بينما كان في داخله شيطان يرقص ويصفر وهو يصر بأسنانه وبتكلم: هذا كله لك يا فلاديمير اليتش. إنني أهبك إياه مجاناً. يكفي أن تقول عبارة واحدة. قل العبارة السحرية التي كنت أمليها عليك طوال تلك السنين الطويلة: "يا عمال العالم اتحدوا!" قلها وعندها فإن القياصرة والقساوسة ذوي اللحى العنزية والجدائل الذهبية والكروش المتخمة والأنيقة، بنفخة واحدة سيتساقطون على أقفيتهم. امش على جثثهم يا فلاديمير اليتش. إلى الأمام يا فتى، دس على جثثهم واصعد. ركز العلم الأحمر على الكرملين. حطم جماجمهم بالمطرقة واقطع أعناقهم بالمنجل!
وراح لينين يسأل وهو يصغي إلى شيطانه الداخلي بقبضتين مشدودتين "من أنت؟ قل لي اسمك. أريد أن أعرف من أنت"
"أنا المعجزة" أجاب الشيطان ونطح روسيا بقرنيه.”
― Nikos Kazantzakis, quote from Report to Greco
“The Innocent Mage is come , and we stand at the beginning of the end of everything”
― Karen Miller, quote from The Innocent Mage
“God-confidence comes as the Holy Spirit works in us. As we pray and when we make choices that honor God, the Holy Spirit fills us with His power for ministry. When we are filled with God's goodness, we are confidently and effectively able to share His love and joy. As women of prayer open to the transforming touch of the Holy Spirit, we will find his divine life in us overflowing into the lives of others.”
― Elizabeth George, quote from A Woman After God's Own Heart
“I do not know what you are supposed to do with memories likes these. It feels wrong to want to forget. Perhaps this is why we write these things down, so we can move on.”
― Lloyd Jones, quote from Mister Pip
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