“ If fear holds you like a rat in the dark, then you are worse than a coward; you betray yourself and the civilization you represent. Go out and bring the books back.Running in the chill night wind. Grass, now pavement, now grass, beneath his feet. Ducking into shadows, moving stealthily past shops and theatres, rushing under the cold moon. Santa Monica Boulevard, then Highland, the Hollywood Boulevard, and finally—after an eternity of heartbeats—the book store.Pickwick's.Lewis Stillman, his rifle over one shoulder, the small automatic gleaming in his hand, edged silently into the store. ”
William F. Nolan
Summary
“Small World”, is a work by William F. Nolan. It explores elements such as Lewis Stillman, Los Angeles and drains.
Quotes from Small World (William F. Nolan)
“ Sometimes, when the loneliness closed in like an immense fist and he could no longer stand the sound of his own voice, he would think of bringing one of them down with him, into the drains. One at a time, they could be handled. Then he'd remember their sharp savage eyes, their animal ferocity, and he would realize that the idea was impossible. If one of their kind disappeared, suddenly and without trace, others would certainly become suspicious, begin to search for him—and it would all be over.Lewis Stillman settled back into his pillow, pulling the blankets tight about his body. ”
“ The aliens did their job perfectly; they stopped Earth before she could reach the age of the rocket, before she could threaten planets beyond her own moon. What an immensely clever plan it had been! To destroy every human being on Earth above the age of six—and then to leave as quickly as they had come, allowing our civilization to continue on a primitive level, knowing that Earth's back had been broken, that her survivors would revert to savagery as they grew into adulthood.Lewis Stillman dropped the empty rifle at his feet and threw out his hands. ”
