“On this subject, U.S. Air Force spokesman James W. Moseley argued, “Those tabloid papers and cult magazines have been raving about this stuff for years, and it’s just not true!”
― Gene Steinberg,
Attack of the Rockoids
“He didn’t want to think about the implications of this mysterious ability to see events that occurred in places where he wasn’t physically present. What did they call it on those late night radio shows back in the twenty-first century? Oh yes, remote viewing.”
― Gene Steinberg,
Attack of the Rockoids
“I’m just getting too old for this shit.”
― Gene Steinberg,
Attack of the Rockoids
“She’s a lesbian?” Ray broke in. Gotlieb looked at him quizzically. “A what?” “You know, a woman who...uhh...likes other women…a lot.” Gotlieb’s eyes flashed in recognition. “Ah, I see you what you mean, old man. No, we don’t have a special name for anything like that. But these days, pretty much everywhere in the Alliance, you can get married to a man, woman, alien, whoever or whatever you want, as long as it’s legit. Marriage is for love.”
― Gene Steinberg,
Attack of the Rockoids
“Thanks, but no thanks, Mr. President. I feel the mission will only be successful if I go alone. It’s not as if I don’t appreciate any help I can get. It’s just...something in the back of my mind is telling me not to take anyone with me, something I can’t quite explain. Must be another one of my weird hunches, I guess.”
― Gene Steinberg,
Attack of the Rockoids
“I don’t have to worry about the money at all, really. My dad left me with this trust fund. I can sit home and watch the viewscreen and drink vodka martinis, or go out and play hovertennis. It’s terrific, what a life.”
― Gene Steinberg,
Attack of the Rockoids
“Shut up, Gotlieb! I have had enough of you as well. I warned you. You are hereby reassigned to desk duty in the information-processing center. You may not participate in any war-related activities! Return to your base immediately!”
― Gene Steinberg,
Attack of the Rockoids
“As he grew weaker, he stumbled around the room, bumping into tables, tripping over chairs, knocking over chemical bottles, and making one big mess.”
― Gene Steinberg,
Attack of the Rockoids
“They were seemingly immersed in a sea of airborne traffic, consisting of rows and rows of speeding hovercars and even a few flying motorcycles called (as he later learned) hovercycles.”
― Gene Steinberg,
Attack of the Rockoids
“Good evening, Empress Zanther. How are you feeling?” Zanther smiled faintly back. “I can sum it up in one word, my friend: stress.”
― Gene Steinberg,
Attack of the Rockoids
“For crying out loud, guys, stop this crap right now!” Ray’s face turned red with anger, hands shaking.”
― Gene Steinberg,
Attack of the Rockoids
“That’s the other thing I want to talk to you about,” Johnson said. “As you’ve been talking, we’ve been scanning your brain. See that cerebral scanner on the ceiling—you know, the big light beam shining down on your head?”
― Gene Steinberg,
Attack of the Rockoids