“As I said, it was inevitable, and I don’t let laws of nature upset me.”
Source: The Mote in God's Eye (1974), Chapter 47 “Homeward Bound” (p. 445)
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The Mote in God's Eye
The Mote in God's Eye is a science fiction novel by American writers Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, first published in 1974. The story is set in the distant future of Pournelle's CoDominium universe, and charts the first contact between humanity and an alien species. The title of the novel is a wordplay on the Biblical "The Mote and the Beam" parable and is the nickname of a star. The Mote in God's Eye was nominated for the Hugo, Nebula and Locus Awards in 1975.
Source: The Mote in God's Eye (1974), Chapter 18 “The Stone Beehive” (p. 157)
Source: The Mote in God's Eye (1974), Chapter 3 “Dinner Party” (p. 31)
Source: The Mote in God's Eye (1974), Chapter 2 “The Passengers” (p. 15)
Source: The Mote in God's Eye (1974), Chapter 37 “History Lesson” (p. 370; spoken by an alien to an earthman)
““Perhaps I was expecting too much.”
“Perhaps. We’re all waiting as fast as we can.””
Source: The Mote in God's Eye (1974), Chapter 13 “Look Around You” (p. 107)
“He liked everything about the university except the students.”
Source: The Mote in God's Eye (1974), Chapter 19 “Channel Two’s Popularity” (p. 162)
Source: The Mote in God's Eye (1974), Chapter 51 “After the Ball Is Over” (p. 491)
“I sometimes wonder why the aristocracy isn’t extinct, the lot of you seem so stupid sometimes.”
Source: The Mote in God's Eye (1974), Chapter 40 “Farewell” (p. 397)
“She waited for him to explain a universe in which there was so much injustice.”
Source: The Mote in God's Eye (1974), Chapter 51 “After the Ball Is Over” (p. 486)
Source: The Mote in God's Eye (1974), Chapter 53 “The Djinn” (p. 516; spoken by a politician to a scientist)
“Perhaps I was expecting too much.”
“Perhaps. We’re all waiting as fast as we can.”
Source: The Mote in God's Eye (1974), Chapter 13 “Look Around You” (p. 107)
