Hal Clement

Hal Clement (May 30, 1922 – October 29, 2003) was an American science fiction author.

Quotes

Mission of Gravity (1954)

• The captain, thinking over this event afterward, realized that by his own lifelong standards he had a crew composed entirely of lunatics, with himself well to the front in degree of aberration; but he was fairly sure that this particular form of insanity was going to be useful.
  • Chapter 9

• No one likes to be watched constantly by someone he can’t see.
  • Chapter 11

• What’s the use of a high school education if you can’t recall it when needed later on?
  • Chapter 14

• Maybe we’ve been taking nova precautions for a red dwarf.
  • Chapter 15