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David Brin quotes

American Author October 6, 1950

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My first duty to write a gripping yarn. Second is to convey credible characters who make you feel what they feel. Only third comes the idea. David Brin
Anyone who wants simple, pat stories should buy another author's product. The real universe ain't that way, and neither are my fictive ones. David Brin
Information is not like money or any other commodity. The cracks that it can slip through are almost infinitely small, and it can be duplicated at almost zero cost. Soon information will be like air, like the weather, and as easy to control. David Brin
David Brin quote: "If facts are inconvenient, well, damn those who live and work..."
If facts are inconvenient, well, damn those who live and work with facts. David Brin
David Brin quote: "Your faith in Homo technologicus -the Tinkering Man- has one..."
Your faith in Homo technologicus -the Tinkering Man- has one fatal flaw. It offers you no escape clause. David Brin
It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power. David Brin
David Brin quote: "Alex felt the words wash over him. He had the strange fantasy..."
Alex felt the words wash over him. He had the strange fantasy the things were seeking places within him to lay their young. David Brin
The worst mistake of first contact, made throughout history by individuals on both sides of every new encounter, has been the unfortunate habit of making assumptions. It often proved fatal. David Brin
David Brin quote: "Creative people see Prometheus in a mirror, never Pandora."
Creative people see Prometheus in a mirror, never Pandora. David Brin
David Brin quote: "Only a knowledgeable, empowered and vocal citizenry can..."
Only a knowledgeable, empowered and vocal citizenry can perform well in democracy. David Brin
David Brin quote: "Why must conversions always come so late? Why do people always..."
Why must conversions always come so late? Why do people always apologize to corpses? David Brin
David Brin quote: "One of the rules I try to follow is that normal people are..."
One of the rules I try to follow is that normal people are going to be involved even in heroic events. David Brin
David Brin quote: "Prison for the crime of puberty -- that was how secondary..."
Prison for the crime of puberty -- that was how secondary school had seemed. David Brin
David Brin quote: "Admit that there is some level that would make even you call..."
Admit that there is some level that would make even you call yourself the victim of class war. David Brin
When it comes to privacy and accountability, people always demand the former for themselves and the latter for everyone else. David Brin

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