John Scalzi Quotes

You say ‘cure.’ I hear ‘you’re not human enough.

The problem with aging is not that it's one damn thing after another—it's every damn thing, all at once, all the time.

Well, I miss my wife, you know, " I said. "But I also miss the feeling of, I don’t know, comfort. The sense you’re where you’re supposed to be, with someone you’re supposed to be with.

I did two things on my seventy-fifth birthday. I visited my wife's grave. Then I joined the army.Visiting Kathy's grave was the less dramatic of the two.

It's not an effective protest if it's not pissing people off.

Humor is rare in science fiction... there's so little of it that it automatically reminds you of other heroes with that acerbic humor when you find it.

You can’t afford anthropomorphic biases when some of the aliens most like us would rather make human hamburgers than peace.

The universe is a big place. Maybe we're not in the best neighborhood.

The universe isn't going to be conquered by legions of geriatrics. No offense.

I'm going to go pee. If the universe is bigger and stranger than I can imagine, it's best to meet it with an empty bladder.

Part of what makes us human is what we mean to other people, and what people mean to us. I miss meaning something to someone, having that part of being human.

What is it like when you lose someone you love?" Jane asked."You die, too. And you wait around for your body to catch up.

To everyone who thinks writing a sequel should be easy because you've already clreated the universe: Bwa ha ha ha ha ha ha! Heh. No.

Is it painful?" the groundskeeper asked. "I am asking for science.

I do not mind when you tell me what you want and put that first instead of last.

Trust your weapon, it is almost certainly smarter than you are. Remember this and you may yet live.

The rest of the rebels were recruited from the ranks of the young and excitable and had rather more enthusiasm than skill.