The Stars My Destination
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First UK edition, 1956Also known as
Tiger! Tiger!
First publication
1956
Literature form
Novel
Genres
Science fiction
Writing language
English
Author's country
United States
Length
Approx. 72,500 words
Notable lines
This was a Golden Age, a time of high adventure, rich living, and hard dying...but nobody thought so. This was a future of fortune and theft, pillage and rapine, culture and vice...but nobody admitted it. This was an age of extremes, a fascinating century of freaks...but nobody loved it.
— First lines
He was one hundred and seventy days dying and not yet dead.
"Who are you?"
"Gully Foyle is my name."
"Where are you from?"
"Terra is my nation."
"Where are you now?"
"Deep space is my dwelling place."
"Where are you bound?"
"Death's my destination."
"Why reach out to the stars and galaxies? What for?"
"Because you're alive, sir. You might as well ask: Why is life? Don't ask about it. Live it."
Millions for defense, but not one cent for survival.
"Don't you realize that you can't trust people? They don't know enough for their own good."
"Then let them learn or die. We're all in this together. Let's live or die together."
Then she settled down alongside Joseph...alongside the world...prepared to await the awakening.
— Last line
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