Quotes from book
N-Space
N-Space is a collection of short stories by American science fiction author Larry Niven released in 1990. Some of the stories are set in Niven's Known Space universe. Also included are various essays, articles and anecdotes by Niven and others, excerpts from some of his novels, and an introduction by Tom Clancy. Its sequel is Playgrounds of the Mind.
The smartest of my pupils would get all my attention, and the rest would have to fend for themselves. And I can’t handle being interrupted.
Writing is the answer. Whatever I have to teach, my students will select themselves by buying the book. And nobody interrupts a printed page.
Foreword: Playgrounds for the Mind (pp. 26-27)
Short fiction, N-Space (1990)
Tom Clancy, Introduction: The Maker of Worlds (p. 1)
Short fiction, N-Space (1990)
“It doesn’t take brains to mate!”
The Alien in Our Minds (p. 642)
Short fiction, N-Space (1990)
“Infantry, which means killing on foot and doesn’t have anything to do with children.”
Short fiction, N-Space (1990)
Source: Madness Has Its Place (p. 568)
“There aren’t many prizes for second place in battle.”
Building the Mote in God’s Eye (with Jerry Pournelle) (p. 466)
Short fiction, N-Space (1990)
Building the Mote in God’s Eye (with Jerry Pournelle) (p. 442)
Short fiction, N-Space (1990)
Foreword: Playgrounds for the Mind (pp. 31-32)
Short fiction, N-Space (1990)
