George Alec Effinger: Likeness

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“Was that what he wanted, what the grand scheme of Utopia 3 was designed for? It was a lot like death, only more tedious.”

George Alec Effinger

Source: Death in Florence (1978), Chapter 2 “A New Mann” (p. 99).

“I liked being the screwer rather than the screwee.”

George Alec Effinger book A Fire in the Sun

Source: A Fire in the Sun (1989), Chapter 20 (p. 280).

“You underestimate the ability of people to act like idiots.”

George Alec Effinger

Source: Relatives (1973)., Chapter 8 (p. 128).

“The male sexual drive is supposed to fall off during moments of stress,” he thought. “It is comforting sometimes to know that I must be abnormal. Especially in a situation like this. Perpetual lust has got to be good for the human race.”

George Alec Effinger

Source: Relatives (1973)., Chapter 8 (p. 126).

““You shouldn’t be so critical,” said Mike the bartender. “Some people like this kind of thing, you know.”
“The kind of person who gets excited over that, I don’t care about,” said Ernest.”

George Alec Effinger

Source: Relatives (1973)., Chapter 13 (p. 199).

“Marriage was something I thought happened only to other people, like fatal traffic accidents.”

George Alec Effinger book A Fire in the Sun

Source: A Fire in the Sun (1989), Chapter 20 (p. 289).

“You bought the girls drinks and you stared at their perfect bodies and you pretended that they liked you. And they pretended that they liked you, too. When you stopped spending money, they got up and pretended that they liked someone else.”

George Alec Effinger book When Gravity Fails

Source: When Gravity Fails (1986), Chapter 1 (p. 4).

“It didn’t feel, at that moment, like I was getting into something over my head. It never does, before you take the leap.”

George Alec Effinger book When Gravity Fails

Source: When Gravity Fails (1986), Chapter 2 (p. 20).

““I wonder,” he thought, “is it worth getting myself crushed in that crowd just to save my life? Is it worth getting all frustrated and angry, lowering myself to their level, pushing and shoving with all the rest, fighting like a common animal, just to stay alive?” He smiled ruefully. “It always comes to the simple question: what is more important, life or self-respect?””

George Alec Effinger

Source: Relatives (1973)., Chapter 8 (p. 123).

“You shouldn’t be so critical. Some people like this kind of thing, you know.”

George Alec Effinger

Source: Relatives (1973)., Chapter 13 (p. 199).