Jerry Pournelle Quotes

Jerry Pournelle — American Journalist born on August 07, 1933,

Jerry Eugene Pournelle is an American science fiction writer, essayist and journalist who contributed for many years to the computer magazine Byte... (wikipedia)

In any ethical situation, the thing you want least to do is probably the right action.

To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection.

The hard part of writing at all is sitting your ass down in a chair and writing it. There's always something better to do, like I've got an interview, sharpening the pencils, trimming the roses. There's always something better to do. Going to a writer's club?

Because Tom Doherty and people like that are not stupid. If they could have streamlined their operation more to get more money out of it, they would have done it. It's not like they're a bunch of idiots.

The importance of information is directly proportional to its improbability.

Jerry Pournelle Quotes

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