In retrospect, each of the steps toward this abyss seemed irrevocable, and yet they had all been so small!

- James Blish

Credit . . . is the only enduring testimonial to man's confidence in man.

- James Blish

The omelette tasted like flannel.

- James Blish

Now that I'm a free agent I mean to make my own choices, and explain them to nobody if that's what pleases me.

- James Blish

Who does it hurt? That's who the story is about.

- James Blish

But now the shots began—not many, but one shot is a fusillade if there have been no shots before.

- James Blish