Aristocrats might shrug, but commoners, dreading any collapse of the social order, — Robert Silverberg
Stale is stale and borrowed is borrowed, no matter how original your models may have been. — Robert Silverberg
My temperament is not inclined toward more self-promotion than is absolutely necessary — Robert Silverberg
One defining symptom of decadence is a fondness for vast and nonsensical extravagance. — Robert Silverberg
Unacceptable, maybe. But not unthinkable. Nothing’s unthinkable once somebody’s thought it. — Robert Silverberg