Alfred Bester
Alfred Bester
Alfred Besterwas an American science fiction author, TV and radio scriptwriter, magazine editor and scripter for comic strips and comic books. Though successful in all these fields, he is best remembered for his science fiction, including The Demolished Man, winner of the inaugural Hugo Award in 1953...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth18 December 1913
CountryUnited States of America
moving doubt world
Don't ask the world to stop moving because you have doubts.
moving men doubt
There's got to be more to life than just living," Foyle said to the robot. Then find it for yourself, sir. Don't ask the world to stop moving because you have doubts." Why can't we all move forward together?" Because you're all different. You're not lemmings. Some must lead, and hope that the rest will follow." Who leads?" The men who must...driven men, compelled men." Freak men." You're all freaks, sir. But you always have been freaks. Life is a freak. That's its hope and glory.
sometimes natural
We always do what's natural, only sometimes we shouldn't do it.
obvious ability intellect
Intellect is the ability to avoid belaboring the obvious.
damn-you people together
Damn you!" Dagenham raged, "Don't you realize that you can't trust people? They don't know enough for their own good." "Then let them learn or die. We're all in this together. Let's live or die together.
robots free-will said
That's me," he said, motioning to the robot. "That's all of us. We prattle about free will, but we're nothing but response...mechanical reaction in prescribed grooves.
men giving priorities
The man who gives his own decisions priority over society is a criminal.
real levels lows
It's obvious we can't all be a Gully Foyle, but most of us energize at such a low level, so far short of our real capabilities, we could all be more, do more.
silly fiction nonsense
Most science fiction, quite frankly, is silly nonsense.
fool extravagance enjoy
The whole point of extravagance is to act like a fool and feel like a fool, but enjoy it.
betrayal matter defense
no matter how we defend ourselves against the outside we're always licked by something from the inside. There‟s no defense against betrayal, and we all betray ourselves.
anger said tension
Tenser, said the Tensor. Tension, apprehension, and dissension have begun.
challenges dies
I challenge you, me. Die or live and be great.
fifteen fifty wanted
If you can have everything at fifty that you wanted when you were fifteen, you're happy.