I have great faith in optimism as a guiding principle, if only because it offers us the opportunity of creating a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Arthur C. ClarkeWhat was more, they had taken the first step toward genuine friendship. They had exchanged vulnerabilities.
Arthur C. ClarkeI'm quite fond of the writer who told a beginning author, "If you've got a message, use Western Union."
Arthur C. ClarkeMoses Kaldor had always loved mountains; they made him feel nearer to the God whose nonexistence he still sometimes resented.
Arthur C. ClarkeThough the man-apes often fought and wrestled one another, their disputes very seldom resulted in serious injuries. Having no claws or fighting canine teeth, and being well protected by hair, they could not inflict much harm on one another. In any event, they had little surplus energy for such unproductive behavior; snarling and threatening was a much more efficient way of asserting their points of view.
Arthur C. Clarke