"And then, neutralizing gravity with love and pure will, they remained suspended in air inches below the ceiling, and they kissed each other for a long, long time." "Harrison Bergeron," p. 13

"The pills were ethical because they didn't interfere with a person's ability to reproduce, which would have been unnatural and immoral. All the pills did was take every bit of pleasure out of sex. Thus did science and morals go hand in hand." "Welcome to the Monkey House," p. 31

"They got him. Nancy heard it all—the thumping and clumping, the argle-bargle and cries. The depression she felt was glandular. Her brave body had prepared for a fight that was not to be." "Welcome to the Monkey House," p. 37

"He didn't hurt her. He deflowered her with a clinical skill she found ghastly. When it was all over, he didn't seem cocky or proud. On the...