Quotes from book
The Mind Thing

The Mind Thing

"HE" was really an "IT" He was incapable of love or mercy, or hate. And he certainly never felt the lack. He was almost pure thought. He was just doing what he had to do - looking for the right body to play host to him. Once he found it and moved in, he would execute one of the most incredible plans ever conceived. He would be hailed as a hero on his own planet and... EARTH WOULD NEVER KNOW WHAT HIT IT!


“Her life, except for reading, had been dull—but it had not been in vain.”

Fredric Brown book The Mind Thing

Source: The Mind Thing (1961), Chapter 20 (p. 570)

“The cat didn’t answer, except possibly by not answering.”

Fredric Brown book The Mind Thing

Source: The Mind Thing (1961), Chapter 15 (p. 534)

“Are you interested in science?”

Fredric Brown book The Mind Thing

“Of course I am. Who isn’t?”
Source: The Mind Thing (1961), Chapter 13 (p. 520)

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