Bob Shaw Quotes

United Kingdom, Writer
December 31, 1931 – February, 11, 1996.

Robert "Bob" Shaw (31 December 1931 – 11 February 1996) was a science fiction writer and fan from Northern Ireland, noted for his originality and wit. He won the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer in 1979 and 1980. His short story "Light of Other Days" was a Hugo Award nominee in 1967, as was his novel The Ragged Astronauts in 1987.

Don't think that doesn't come up when I talk to the Kiwanis or Rotary Club, ... I beat Koufax in the Series. How many people can say that?

Bob Shaw
- People
- Up
- Series
They wanted me for short relief, ... I joined them in St. Louis and they promptly lost seven in a row. I never pitched because they were never ahead.

Bob Shaw
- Lost
- Relief
- Row

And I started it all. I threw the home-run ball.

Bob Shaw
- Home
- Ball
I write science fiction for people who don't read a great deal of science fiction.

Bob Shaw
- People
- Great
- Science
It was a wonderful thing to see the guys again.

Bob Shaw
- Thing
- Guys
They were two good quality guys, you can ask most anybody around here. Last week before the crash and they would have told you the same thing.

Bob Shaw
- Good
- Quality
- Guys
I was utterly without worldly ambition because I knew that all that was needed for a rich, full life was a few shillings a week with which to buy SF magazines and beer.

Bob Shaw
- Life
- Ambition
- Beer
The universe is wonderful, but only when there is somebody there to wonder at it.

Bob Shaw
- Universe
- Wonder

He was a hard worker. He was one of those guys you could count on. Eight o'clock in the morning or 10 o'clock at night he would drop everything and be right there.

Bob Shaw
- Night
- Morning
- Guys