# The Other Side of Time

- Author: [Keith Laumer](https://www.leafyquotes.com/keith-laumer.md)
- Quotes: 5
- Book page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/keith-laumer/the-other-side-of-time

## Quotes

> Judge a chap on what he does, and not what he is, eh? None of us can help our natural tendencies—and perhaps overcoming one’s instincts is in the end a nobler achievement than not having the impulse in the first place.

p. 56

> I know it’s hard to grasp at first. I seem to recall I was a bit difficult to convince once. We are accustomed to thinking we know everything. There’s a powerful tendency to just disbelieve anything that doesn’t fit the preconception.

p. 81

> “I say, old man, you’re developing something of a persecution complex, I’m afraid—”
>
> “That’s easy, when you’re persecuted.”

p. 128

> It was easy to see the mechanics of schizophrenia at work here. From wishing, it was an easy jump to believe.

p. 123

> I took all these details in as the mighty carnivore looked me over, yawned, and paced majestically toward me, frowning across at the distant herds like a troubled politician wondering who to pay the bribe to.

p. 121