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Robert Rankin, born on July 27, 1949, is a renowned British novelist known for his humorous and satirical style, as well as his rich imagination. His works, which span a variety of genres including fantasy, science fiction, and adventure, have won him a wide audience.

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Famous Robert Rankin Quotes

“There is little enough dignity in birth but there is none whatever in death.”

Life Death Dignity

Book:They Came and Ate Us: Armageddon II: The B-Movie

Source: They Came and Ate Us: Armageddon II: The B-Movie

“Need to get to Ruislip by sparrow-fart though', said the squadron leader. 'Think you can do that? Can I come along for the ride?”

Humour Science Fiction Ridiculous

Book:Retromancer

Source: Retromancer

“There were large and small ones too. And some quite in-between. But all of equal nastiness. And smelliness and ghastliness. For they would eat a fellow up, as one might fish and chips”

Book:The Japanese Devil Fish Girl and Other Unnatural Attractions

Source: The Japanese Devil Fish Girl and Other Unnatural Attractions

“It was joy, joy, happy joy. Happy, happy joy. A big fat smiley sun rose above the rooftops and beamed down its blessings onto the borough known as Brentford.”

Bigs Joy Known Sun Blessing Rose Fats Rooftops Smiley

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“Because I'm a special gatekeeper. I'm the head gatekeeper. Because, although, as you can see, I'm only a head, I'm also the gatekeeper. Which makes me the head gatekeeper. Which makes me very special, don't you agree?”

Special Agree Gatekeepers

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“Everyone misbehaves,' said Eddie. 'That's nature. Everyone gets away with as much as they can get away with. And the more they can get away with, the more they will.”

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“Oh dear,' said Eddie. 'We'd better hurry. Tinto, call me a cab.' All right,' said Tinto. 'You're a cab.”

Said Dear Call Me Cab

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“Have you ever head this theory about drinking yourself sober?' Eddie asked. 'It's a very popular theory. Amongst drunks, anyway.”

Theory Drinking Sober Very Popular

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“Now, it's a fact well known to those who know it well that prophets of doom only attain popularity when they get the drinks in all around.”

Knows Wells Facts Known Drink Prophet Popularity Well Known Doom

Book:The Gollancz eBook Collection (eBook): Eight Fantastic Novels by Robert Rankin

Source: The Gollancz eBook Collection (eBook): Eight Fantastic Novels by Robert Rankin

“Jack, get a grip of yourself.' I have a grip of myself.' Jack took a grip of himself. It was a most intimate grip; not the kind of grip that you usually take of yourself in public.”

Author:Robert Rankin

“Science,' said Mr Anders Anders. 'Science, not magic. I told you before: when things are not as they appear to be, it's because they're actually simpler than you think them to be. Things are never as difficult and complicated as folk believe. You'd be surprised just how straightforward and obvious things really are. The secret is in knowing how to look at them the right way.”

Thinking Way Believe Looks Said Difficult Secret Knowing Magic Folks Obvious Complicated Right Way Straightforward Obvious Things

Book:The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse: Eddie Bear

Source: The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse: Eddie Bear

“As real as,' said Eddie. 'As real as what?' said Jack. 'Wish I knew,' said Eddie. 'But I can't do corroborative nouns. None of us are perfect, are we? I can get started. As big as, as obscene as, as foul as. But I can't get any further. But that's life for you again. As unfair as...”

Said I Can Real Bigs Wish Perfect Unfair Foul You Again Obscene Nouns

Author:Robert Rankin

“If there are no spots on a sugar cube then I’ve just put a dice in my tea.”

Ifs Spots Tea Sugar Dice Cubes

Author:Robert Rankin

“I know that if I have been working on one paragraph and I have written it three times, it goes in the bin. Unless it comes straight out, it is wrong, it is awkward, it does not fit.”

Ifs Knows Writing Doe Has Beens Three Written Fit Awkward Three Times Paragraph

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“What is believed to be a fact is only a fact until another fact supersedes it. Science is only a fashion. Nothing more.”

Author:Robert Rankin

“Only if I am going to die, I should prefer to die as I have lived, drunkenly.”

Ifs Should Dies

Author:Robert Rankin

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Born: July 27, 1949
Known for: Novelist
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