Source: The Stars My Destination
Quotes from book
The Stars My Destination
The Stars My Destination is a science fiction novel by American writer Alfred Bester. Set in the 24th or 25th century, which varies between editions of the book, when humans have colonized the Solar System, it tells the story of Gully [Gulliver] Foyle, a teleporter driven by a burning desire for revenge.
“The whole point of extravagance is to act like a fool and feel like a fool, but enjoy it.”
Source: The Stars My Destination
Source: The Stars My Destination (1956), Chapter 12 (p. 188).
“My pleasure, sir.”
Source: The Stars My Destination (1956), Chapter 16 (p. 251).
“Millions for defense, but not one cent for survival.”
Variant: Millions for nonsense, but not one cent for entropy.
Source: The Stars My Destination (1956), Chapter 16 (p. 253).
Source: The Stars My Destination (1956), Chapter 1 (p. 19).
“The man who gives his own decisions priority over society is a criminal.”
Source: The Stars My Destination (1956), Chapter 14 (p. 221).
“We always do what’s natural, only sometimes we shouldn’t do it.”
Source: The Stars My Destination (1956), Chapter 6 (p. 98).
Source: The Stars My Destination (1956), Chapter 16 (p. 247).
Source: The Stars My Destination (1956), Chapter 16 (pp. 254-255).
“Revenge is for dreams…never for reality.”
Source: The Stars My Destination (1956), Chapter 12 (p. 194).
