Quotes from book
Lucifer's Hammer

Name: Lucifer's Hammer
Author: Jerry Pournelle

Lucifer's Hammer is a science fiction post-apocalypse / survival novel by American writers Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, first published in 1977. It was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1978. A comic book adaptation was published by Innovation Comics in 1993.

“In any ethical situation, the thing you want least to do is probably the right action.”

Jerry Pournelle book Lucifer's Hammer

Lucifer's Hammer (1985)

“The importance of information is directly proportional to its improbability.”

Jerry Pournelle book Lucifer's Hammer

Lucifer's Hammer (1985)

“To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection. (Note: This quote, although found in the 1985 sci-fi novel, 'Lucifer's Hammer', by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, may be erroneously attributed to Pournelle. As this quote can also be found in the Preface of Henri Poincare's "Science and Hypothesis" the 1952 Dover abridged edition)”

Jerry Pournelle book Lucifer's Hammer

Lucifer's Hammer (1985)