“Do you know what it's like to be suddenly poor and not know how to live poor?”
Larry Niven livro A Relic of the Empire
Fonte: Short fiction, Neutron Star (1968), A Relic of the Empire (p. 43)
Laurence van Cott Niven is an American science fiction writer. His best-known works are Ringworld , which received Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards, and, with Jerry Pournelle, The Mote in God's Eye and Lucifer's Hammer . The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America named him the 2015 recipient of the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award. His work is primarily hard science fiction, using big science concepts and theoretical physics. It also often includes elements of detective fiction and adventure stories. His fantasy includes the series The Magic Goes Away, rational fantasy dealing with magic as a non-renewable resource. Wikipedia

“Do you know what it's like to be suddenly poor and not know how to live poor?”
Larry Niven livro A Relic of the Empire
Fonte: Short fiction, Neutron Star (1968), A Relic of the Empire (p. 43)
“I'd thought my way into this mess. I should be able to think my way out, shouldn't I?”
Larry Niven livro Convergent Series
Fonte: Short fiction, Convergent Series (1979), Convergent Series (p. 103)
“The difference between a good man and a bad one is the choice of cause.”
Larry Niven livro The Legacy of Heorot
Fonte: The Legacy of Heorot (1987), Chapter 22 “The Last Grendel” (p. 231; quoting William James)
“Sometimes you just have to be satisfied with what you are.”
Larry Niven livro The Legacy of Heorot
Fonte: The Legacy of Heorot (1987), Chapter 7 “The Blind” (p. 91)
“It doesn’t take brains to mate!”
Larry Niven livro N-Space
The Alien in Our Minds (p. 642)
Short fiction, N-Space (1990)
“Infantry, which means killing on foot and doesn’t have anything to do with children.”
Larry Niven livro N-Space
Short fiction, N-Space (1990)
Fonte: Madness Has Its Place (p. 568)
Larry Niven livro N-Space
Short fiction, N-Space (1990)
Fonte: Madness Has Its Place (p. 561)
“There aren’t many prizes for second place in battle.”
Larry Niven livro N-Space
Building the Mote in God’s Eye (with Jerry Pournelle) (p. 466)
Short fiction, N-Space (1990)
Larry Niven livro N-Space
Building the Mote in God’s Eye (with Jerry Pournelle) (p. 442)
Short fiction, N-Space (1990)
“You don’t stop planning just because there’s no hope.”
Larry Niven livro Inconstant Moon
Inconstant Moon (p. 260)
Short fiction, N-Space (1990)
Larry Niven livro All the Myriad Ways
All the Myriad Ways (p. 79)
Short fiction, N-Space (1990)
Larry Niven livro N-Space
Introduction to All the Myriad Ways (p. 71)
Short fiction, N-Space (1990)
Larry Niven livro N-Space
Foreword: Playgrounds for the Mind (p. 32)
Short fiction, N-Space (1990)
Larry Niven livro N-Space
Foreword: Playgrounds for the Mind (pp. 31-32)
Short fiction, N-Space (1990)
“It was a light, brief kiss, but it was less an ending than a promise, and he was happy.”
Larry Niven livro Dream Park
Fonte: Dream Park (1981), Chapter 31, “Departures” (p. 429)
“I am Yali, and I would like to welcome you to Heaven. I hope you will enjoy your stay.”
Larry Niven livro Dream Park
He laughed heartily, as at a private joke. “Yes, I most certainly hope you do. After all, some of you may stay forever. It is a nice place, actually, one of those infinitely rare situations where one is rewarded commensurately to one’s efforts. Surely that is Heaven by any man’s definition?”
Fonte: Dream Park (1981), Chapter 19, “Neck Riddles” (p. 258)
“The Gamers are so out of touch with reality that they were never considered a serious threat.”
Larry Niven livro Dream Park
Fonte: Dream Park (1981), Chapter 10, “Neutral Scent” (p. 140)
Larry Niven livro Dream Park
Fonte: Dream Park (1981), Chapter 2, “A Stroll Through Old Los Angeles” (p. 13)