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The Ringworld Engineers

The Ringworld Engineers

The Ringworld Engineers is a 1980 science fiction novel by American writer Larry Niven. It is the first sequel to Niven's Ringworld and was nominated for both the Hugo and Locus Awards in 1981.


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“We learn only to ask more questions.”

Source: The Ringworld Engineers (1980), p. 59

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“There is never no hope left. Remember.”

Source: The Ringworld Engineers (1980), p. 280

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“Forget the infinities: Concentrate on detail.”

Source: The Ringworld Engineers (1980), p. 68

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“Sometimes there’s no point in giving up.”

Source: The Ringworld Engineers (1980), p. 282

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