
“It was always worth everything to get away by himself, climb a bit, and study the heavens.”
Source: The Wanderer (1964), Chapter 3 (p. 26).
The Wanderer is a science fiction novel by American writer Fritz Leiber, published as a paperback original by Ballantine Books in 1964. It won the 1965 Hugo Award for Best Novel.
“It was always worth everything to get away by himself, climb a bit, and study the heavens.”
Source: The Wanderer (1964), Chapter 3 (p. 26).
“I abominate any organization that denies cats are people!”
Source: The Wanderer (1964), Chapter 3.
“There was always something new to be seen in the unchanging night sky.”
Source: The Wanderer (1964), Chapter 5 (p. 33).
“The greater the variety of intelligent life Don saw, the more he became sensitive to its presence.”
Source: The Wanderer (1964), Chapter 33 (p. 259).
“There was an omnipresent sense of crisis.”
Source: The Wanderer (1964), Chapter 33 (p. 259).
“Devils may be nothing but beings intent on their purpose, which now happens to collide with yours.”
Source: The Wanderer (1964), Chapter 16 (p. 113).
“They’ve heard about space but they still don’t believe in it.”
Source: The Wanderer (1964), Chapter 6 (p. 37).
Context: They’ve heard about space but they still don’t believe in it. They haven’t been out here to see for themselves that there isn’t any giant elephant under the earth, holding it up, and a giant tortoise holding up the elephant. If I say “planet” and “spaceship” to them, they still think “horoscope” and “flying saucer”.