"There is nothing more futile than arguing with someone who has no basis for his opinions but a vague backlash of emotions." (Alfred E van Vogt, "The Gryb", 1940)
"What system do men follow if not that of logic?" (Algfred E van Vogt, "Vault of the Beast", 1940)
"He knew where the seesaw would stop. It would end in the very remote past, with the release of the stupendous temporal energy he had been accumulating with each of those monstrous swings. He would not witness, but he would cause the formation of the planets." (Alfred E van Vogt, "The Seesaw", 1941)
"Of all the energies in the universe, time is the most potent." (Alfred E van Vogt, "The Seesaw", 1941)
"Amnesia is the best method of escaping from reality." (Alfred E van Vogt, "The Players of Null-A", 1948)
"And the more technically developed a nation or race is, the more cruel, ruthless, predatory, and commercialized its systems tend to become [...]" (Alfred E van Vogt, "The World of Null-A", 1948)
"Words were subtle, and frequently had little connection with the facts they were supposed to represent." (Alfred E van Vogt, "The Players of Null-A", 1948)
"Space was vast, the journeys through it long and lonely, landing always a stimulating experience, with its prospect of new life forms to be seen and studied." (Alfred E van Vogt, "The Monster", 1948)
"It must be that robots predated all other life. It’s the only logical conclusion." (Alfred E van Vogt, "Final Command", 1949)
"When a people lose the courage to resist encroachment on their rights, then they can't be saved by an outside force. Our belief is that people always have the kind of government they want and that individuals must bear the risks of freedom, even to the extent of giving their lives." (Alfred E van Vogt," The Weapon Shops of Isher", 1951)
"Science fiction is a field of writing where, month after month, every printed word implies to hundreds of thousands of people: 'There is change. Look, today's fantastic story is tomorrow's fact.'" (Alfred E van Vogt)
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