Barry Malzberg Quotes

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There is no truth which cannot be given in fifty words; the truth is always concise.

Barry Malzberg

Ruthven surmised that he had hit upon some of the central deceptions which had wrecked him and reduced him and so many of his colleagues to this condition. To surmise was not to conquer, of course; he was as helpless as ever but there was a dim liberation in seeing how he had been lied to, and he felt that at least he could take one thing from the terrible years through which he had come: he was free of self-delusion.

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Nothing matters at all. Survival is the coin of the realm. Time is a river with banks.

Barry Malzberg

Events, I say to the Captain, events control our lives, although we have no understanding of them nor do they have any motivation. Everything is blind chance, happenstance, occurrence; in an infinite universe anything can happen. After the fact we find reasons.

Barry Malzberg

Barry Malzberg

Barry Malzberg

Born: July 24, 1939

Died: December 19, 2024 (aged 85)

Bio: Barry Nathaniel Malzberg was an American writer and editor, most often of science fiction and fantasy.

Known for:

Beyond Apollo (1972)
Herovit's World (1973)
The Falling Astronauts (1971)
Guernica Night (1974)

Barry Malzberg on Wikipedia

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