“Hay gente que cree que odia los ordenadores. Lo que odian en realidad son los malos programadores.”
Fuente: mundogeek http://mundogeek.net/archivos/2009/08/10/%C2%A1no-les-odies/
Laurence van Cott Niven , más conocido como Larry Niven, es un escritor, psicólogo y matemático estadounidense. Conocido sobre todo como el autor de la serie Mundo Anillo y también por el universo creado bajo el nombre de Espacio conocido, el éxito de su carrera como escritor de ciencia ficción lo acreditan sus varios premios Hugo y Nébula. Se ha dedicado a la escritura profesionalmente desde 1963.
Niven destaca en sus obras por la rigurosa consistencia científica, lo que le ha valido el calificativo de primer autor "moderno" de ciencia ficción dura. Wikipedia

“Hay gente que cree que odia los ordenadores. Lo que odian en realidad son los malos programadores.”
Fuente: mundogeek http://mundogeek.net/archivos/2009/08/10/%C2%A1no-les-odies/
“La estupidez es siempre un delito capital.”
Fuente: http://www.frasesypensamientos.com.ar/frases-de-estupidez.html
“Do you know what it's like to be suddenly poor and not know how to live poor?”
Larry Niven libro A Relic of the Empire
Fuente: 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 libro Convergent Series
Fuente: 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 libro The Legacy of Heorot
Fuente: 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 libro The Legacy of Heorot
Fuente: The Legacy of Heorot (1987), Chapter 7 “The Blind” (p. 91)
“It doesn’t take brains to mate!”
Larry Niven libro 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 libro N-Space
Short fiction, N-Space (1990)
Fuente: Madness Has Its Place (p. 568)
Larry Niven libro N-Space
Short fiction, N-Space (1990)
Fuente: Madness Has Its Place (p. 561)
“There aren’t many prizes for second place in battle.”
Larry Niven libro N-Space
Building the Mote in God’s Eye (with Jerry Pournelle) (p. 466)
Short fiction, N-Space (1990)
Larry Niven libro 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 libro Inconstant Moon
Inconstant Moon (p. 260)
Short fiction, N-Space (1990)
Larry Niven libro All the Myriad Ways
All the Myriad Ways (p. 79)
Short fiction, N-Space (1990)
Larry Niven libro N-Space
Introduction to All the Myriad Ways (p. 71)
Short fiction, N-Space (1990)
Larry Niven libro N-Space
Foreword: Playgrounds for the Mind (p. 32)
Short fiction, N-Space (1990)
Larry Niven libro 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 libro Dream Park
Fuente: 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 libro 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?”
Fuente: 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 libro Dream Park
Fuente: Dream Park (1981), Chapter 10, “Neutral Scent” (p. 140)
Larry Niven libro Dream Park
Fuente: Dream Park (1981), Chapter 2, “A Stroll Through Old Los Angeles” (p. 13)