James Blish Quotes

• In retrospect, each of the steps toward this abyss seemed irrevocable, and yet they had all been so small!

  James Blish

  Retrospect, Steps, Abyss

  "A Case of Conscience". Book by James Blish, Chapter 13 (p. 158), 1958.

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• But now the shots began—not many, but one shot is a fusillade if there have been no shots before.

  James Blish

  Shots, Has Beens, Ifs

  James Blish (2017). “A Case of Conscience”, p.128, Open Road Media

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• Who does it hurt? That's who the story is about.

  James Blish

  Hurt, Doe, Stories

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• Credit . . . is the only enduring testimonial to man's confidence in man.

  James Blish

  Men, Credit, Endure

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• The omelette tasted like flannel.

  James Blish

  Flannels

  James Blish (2017). “A Case of Conscience”, p.109, Open Road Media

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• Now that I'm a free agent I mean to make my own choices, and explain them to nobody if that's what pleases me.

  James Blish

  Mean, Please Me, Choices

  James Blish (2017). “A Case of Conscience”, p.124, Open Road Media

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