It was, of course, one Hell of an ending for a trip to Mars—
The entities were utterly, ambitiously evil; their line of defense, apparently, was absolutely impregnable.
Here is a brace of vignettes by the Old Vignette Master ... short and sharp ... like a hypodermic!
Mattup had killed a man, so it was logical he should be punished. It was Danny who came up with the idea of leaving him with the prophecy—
Why were they apologetic? It wasn't their fault that they came to Earth much too late.
Sound the fanfare! Beat the drums! Shout hosannas! Here he comes.... CELEBRITY
Unfortunately, there was only one thing he could bring back from the wonderful future... and though he didn't want to... nevertheless he did....
Henry knew his wife had been married once before; now he expected her to start a new life with him—but to her the past was alive, and— Spacemen Never Die!
The climate was perfect, the sky was always blue, and—best of all—nobody had to work. What more could anyone want?
Every status-quo-caste society in history has left open two roads to rise above your caste: The Priest and The Warrior. But in a society of TV and tranquilizers--the Warrior acquires a strange new meaning....
It would, of course, take a trio of Ivory Tower scientists to conceive of tracking down that statistical entity, the Common Man, and testing out an idea on him. And only the Ivory Tower type would predict th...
A gun is an interesting weapon; it can be hired, of course, and naturally doesn't care who hires it. Something much the same can be said of the gunman, too....
Before you wish for something--or send agents to get it for you--make very, very sure you really want it. You might get it, you know....
'Subversive'' is, in essence, a negative term--it means simply ''against the existent system.'' It doesn't mean subversives all agree...
Almost anything, if it goes on long enough, can be reduced to, first a Routine, and then, to a Tradition. And at the point it is, obviously, Necessary.
According to tradition, the man who held the Galactic Medal of Honor could do no wrong. In a strange way, Captain Don Mathers was to learn that this was true.
The Army had a new theme song: "Anything you can do, we can do better!" And they meant anything, including up-to-date hornpipes!
Freedom is a very dangerous thing indeed. It is so catching—like a plague—even the doctors get it.
They didn't exactly hold a gun at anybody's head; all they offered was help. Of course, they did sort of encourage people to ask for help....
