Reaves Quotes & Sayings

With a touch of sarcasm. Glass is an amazing material. Versatile, — Maria V. Snyder

It was a pity that most people didn't actually go to libraries anymore, not when they could sit in the comfort of their own quarters and access files electronically. Want to read the new hot interstellar caper novel, or the latest issue of Beings holozine? Input the name, touch a control, and zip - it's in your datapad. . . .
There were, of course, old-fashioned beings who would still actually trundle down to where the files were. On some worlds the most ancient libraries kept books - actual bound volumes of printed matter - lined up neatly on shelves, and readers would walk the aisles, take a volume down, sniff the musty-dusty odor of it, and then carry it to a table to leisurely peruse.
There weren't many of those readers left, and they were growing rarer all the time . . . But there were some who still knew how to actually turn a page - and for those who were willing to do so, the rewards could be great indeed. — Michael Reaves And Steve Perry

And so for a time it looked as if all the adventures were coming to and end; but that was not to be. — C.S. Lewis

We need to play each others instruments. — Steven Johnson

The reader is the final arbiter. — Sam Reaves

The In-Between somehow makes you feel grimy, like all those sights and sounds and sensations and smells have stuck to you, like you've been rolling around in a preschool art class's trash can. — Michael Reaves, Mallory Reaves

Ah, Signor Halt,' he said uncertainly, 'you are making a joke, yes?'
'He is making a joke, no,' Will said. 'But he likes to think he is making a joke, yes. — John Flanagan

In an infinity of worlds, anything is not only possible, it's mandatory. — Michael Reaves

You could only to your best, and hope for a strong tail wind to waft you faster to your destination. Until then, you played the game, kept your tongue civil, and spoke favorably of your enemies when either they or their spies might overhear. — Michael Reaves

I think this galaxy would be a whole lot nicer and more pleasant place to live if we all just stop killing one another. Who's with me on this?"
A few chuckles and a couple of faux cheers were the response.
"You're a visionary," I-Five told him.
"Float it past Palpatine, see what he thinks," Uli suggested. — Michael Reaves

For every person who will say yes, there are twenty who will say no. For a positive response you must find the twenty-first person. — Chuck Reaves

When I talk to students or young writers about the importance of being unafraid to take controversial positions, I'm struck by the degree to which they can't entertain a thought, much less commit one to paper, without imagining the cacophony of snark they'll get in response. — Meghan Daum

Minimize expectations to avoid being disappointed. — Michael Reaves

The Americans of 1776 were among the first men in modern society to defend rather than to seek an open society and constitutional liberty ... Perhaps the most remarkable characteristic of this political theory sits in its deep-seated conservatism. However radical the principles of the Revolution may have seemed to the rest of the world, in the minds of the colonists they were thoroughly preservative and respectful of the past. — Clinton Rossiter

Men are disposed to live honestly, if the means of doing so are open to them. — Thomas Jefferson

All that majesty, all that infinite variety of energy, and all we see is a narrow little slice of it: seven measly colors. — Michael Reaves, Mallory Reaves

Peace is found neither in hot blood nor in cold sweat," Nova said. — Michael Reaves

There's something about the openness of the American people. Yes, we have our faults, but deep down, there's a goodness. America doesn't want to take over the world; in many ways, we don't want to be bothered by the rest of the world. — Jerry Springer

Your jaw makes you different, Ionikus Reaves, and more often than not, it is our differences that make us stronger. — Nikolas Lee