“Never underestimate the stimulation of eccentricity.”

Never Underestimate Your Dumbness

Source: Shadowfever

Source: Time Enough for Love (1973)

Source: Mockingjay

Source: Shadow Games (1989), Chapter 30, “Taglios Aroused” (p. 156)

Step 5, p. 112
The Heart of Change, (2002)

Step 3, p. 80
The Heart of Change, (2002)

2010s
Context: Although no credible evidence exists that the speed of light can be exceeded, writers are willing to embrace the possibility that light might be outpaced somehow. Never underestimate the persuasive power of somehow.

Source: Fang