“I can’t imagine anything worse than being required to have fun.”
Scott Westerfeld (1963) American science fiction writer
The Paris Review interview (2010)
“I can’t imagine anything worse than being required to have fun.”
Scott Westerfeld (1963) American science fiction writer
“I can’t help being a gorgeous fiend. It’s just the card I drew.”
Anne Rice book The Queen of the Damned
Source: The Queen of the Damned
Abby Stein (1991) Trans activist, speaker, and educator
Source: Interview with Friendly Atheist, December 7, 2015 http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2015/12/07/a-descendant-of-the-founder-of-hasidic-judaism-just-came-out-as-an-atheist-trans-woman/.
“I know they can’t help being young, but isn’t there something they can do about being so stupid?”
Robert Sheckley (1928–2005) American writer
“I reckon not, Mr. Washburn,” Curly says.
The Never-Ending Western Movie (p. 119)
Short fiction, The Robot Who Looked Like Me (1978)
“I think marriage does give a sense of oneness that just being together can’t.”
Elizabeth Taylor (1932–2011) British-American actress
“Am I that fascinating to you, or are you just more bored than I imagined?”
Alastair Reynolds book Chasm City
Source: Chasm City (2001), Chapter 27 (p. 438).
Kage Baker book The Sons of Heaven
Source: The Sons of Heaven (2007), Chapter 23, Section 1 “Child Care in the Cyborg Family, Volume Ten: The Awkward Years” (p. 276)