Poul Anderson Frasi e Citazioni
Poul Anderson: Frasi in inglese
“Here was more than a question of law; it was a matter of whose will should prevail.”
The Sorrow of Odin the Goth (p. 433)
Time Patrol
Section 1 “Marque and Reprisal”, Chapter IX (p. 69)
The Star Fox (1965)
“A little careful pushing, and they’ll bury the hatchet all right—in each other.”
Origine: Brain Wave (1954), Chapter 9 (p. 76)
“Mortal combat corrupts, and war corrupts absolutely.”
Origine: There Will Be Time (1972), Chapter 10 (p. 107)
“Know that against time the gods themselves are powerless.”
The Sorrow of Odin the Goth (p. 457)
Time Patrol
Delenda Est (p. 177)
Time Patrol
Origine: Three Hearts and Three Lions (1961), Chapter 12 (p. 101)
“It was lonely, not even knowing yourself.”
Origine: Three Hearts and Three Lions (1961), Chapter 4 (p. 41)
“Did ignorance save his freedom, or merely his illusion of freedom?”
Origine: There Will Be Time (1972), Chapter 12 (p. 130)
“You cannot imagine how wearisome existence grows, alone and immortal.”
Origine: Three Hearts and Three Lions (1961), Chapter 19 (p. 177)
Often referred to as Anderson's Law.
Cited in:
Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling by Harold Kerzner. Google Books http://books.google.com/books?id=4CqvpWwMLVEC&pg=PA246. Accessed September 5, 2009.
Checkland, P.B. (1985). Formulating problems in Systems Analysis. In: Miser, H. J. and Quade E. S. (eds.) (1985). Handbook of Systems Analysis: Overview of Uses, Procedures, Applications, and Practice. Chapter 5, pp. 151-170. North-Holland, New York.
Attributed
“Pioneering is an unlimited chance to become the biggest frog, provided the puddle is small enough.”
Origine: The Enemy Stars (1959), Chapter 5 (p. 31)
“People usually take for granted that the way things are is the way things must be.”
Foreward (p. v)
The Enemy Stars (1959)
“Be calm. A man can do but little. Enough if that little be right.”
Origine: There Will Be Time (1972), Chapter 11 (p. 126)
Origine: Harvest of Stars (1993), Ch. 63
““Are you that afraid to die?”
“No. I simply like to live.””
Origine: Tau Zero (1970), Chapter 7 (p. 78)
“The last thing any sane person wants is a jihad.”
Section 2 “Arsenal Port”, Chapter VIII (p. 133)
The Star Fox (1965)
