Quotes from book
Welcome to the Standard Nightmare

Robert Sheckley
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“It takes a particular kind of a man to endure the shattering immensities of space and the paranoid-inducing stresses of threats from the unknown. It takes a man with a large and impervious ego and a consistently high degree of aggressive self-confidence. It takes a kind of a nut.”

Robert Sheckley book Welcome to the Standard Nightmare

Welcome to the Standard Nightmare (p. 88)
Short fiction, The Robot Who Looked Like Me (1978)

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“What is the purpose of being really intelligent if not to have the substance of what you want without mistaking it for the shadow?”

Robert Sheckley book Welcome to the Standard Nightmare

Welcome to the Standard Nightmare (p. 102)
Short fiction, The Robot Who Looked Like Me (1978)

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