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Pebble in the Sky

Pebble in the Sky

Pebble in the Sky is a science fiction novel by American writer Isaac Asimov, published in 1950. This work is his first novel — parts of the Foundation series had appeared from 1942 onwards in magazines, but Foundation was not published in book form until 1951. The original Foundation books are also a string of linked episodes, whereas this is a complete story involving a single group of characters.


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“Any planet is 'Earth' to those that live on it.”

Source: Pebble in the Sky

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“To the rest of the Galaxy, if they are aware of us at all, Earth is but a pebble in the sky. To us it is home, and all the home we know.”

Pebble in the Sky (1950), chapter 4 “The Royal Road”, p. 33
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Pebble in the Sky (1950)

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“It is because you yourself fear the propaganda created, after all, only by the stupidity of your own bigots.”

Pebble in the Sky, chapter 4 “The Royal Road”, p. 33
Pebble in the Sky (1950)

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“That is the most stupid thing yet. I tell you that I could despair of human intelligence when I see what can exist in men’s minds.”

Source: Pebble in the Sky (1950), chapter 15 “The Odds That Vanished”, p. 136

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