“ Before he could lose courage he flung himself back and slammed his sleep-inducer to full theta. James Tiptree Jr.
“ Brash souls made jokes about what must be mountains of unread spy-eye data stored who knew where and how. James Tiptree Jr.
“ —so much more opportunity now. Her voice trails off.Hurrah for women's lib, eh?The lib? Impatiently she leans forward and tugs the serape straight. Oh, that's doomed.The apocalyptic word jars my atten… James Tiptree Jr.
“ He was wise in the ways of pain. He had to be, for he felt none.When the Xenons put electrodes to his testicles, he was vastly entertained by the pretty lights.When the Ylls fed firewasps into his nos… James Tiptree Jr.
“ A voice spoke in his head, mellow and vast:Who's there? he quavered. Who are you?Malfunction! Malfunction! squalled the scouter.Shut up, it's not a malfunction. Who's talking to me?The scouter was lun… James Tiptree Jr.
“ Well, what brand of water do you drink?Just what was in the faucet, sir, says Delphi humbly. I--I did try to boil it--Good God. James Tiptree Jr.
“ With your hand controlling all the input and your eye reading all the response you can make them a god . . . and somebody'll do the same for you. James Tiptree Jr.
“ Well, then. Whatever trauma you went through, these things don't last forever. You can't hate all men.The smile is back. Oh, there wasn't any trauma, Don, and I James Tiptree Jr.
“ Bethesda … Would I be wrong in guessing you work for Uncle Sam?Why, yes. You must be very familiar with Washington, Mr. Fenton. Does your work bring you there often?Anywhere but on our sandbar the lit… James Tiptree Jr.
“ DOCTOR AIN WAS recognized on the Omaha-Chicago flight. A biologist colleague from Pasadena came out of the toilet and saw Ain in an aisle seat. Five years before, this man had been jealous of Ain's hu… James Tiptree Jr.
“ It’s an overreaction, my dear. History goes by swings. People overreact and pass harsh unrealistic laws which attempt to stamp out an essential social process. When this happens, the people who unders… James Tiptree Jr.
“ . . So the wave of Life mounts under the lash of Death, grows, gathers force in unbounded diversity. Ever-perishing, ever-resurgent, it foams to higher, more complex victories upon the avalanche of it… James Tiptree Jr.
“ Se anche ci capitasse d’incontrare Geova, o Allah, o Visnù, io continuerei a basarmi sulla seconda legge della termodinamica. James Tiptree Jr.
“ A woman writing of the joy and terror of furious combat, or of the lust of torture and killing, or of the violent forms of evil--isn’t taken quite seriously. Because women aren't as capable of violent… James Tiptree Jr.
“ Nothing but the effects of dust and vapor in the thin skin of air whereupon she crawls wingless. James Tiptree Jr.
