The human capacity for grief. It just isn't capable of providing an adequate emotional response once the dead exceed a few dozen in number. And it doesn't just level off - it just gives up, resets itself to zero.
The human capacity for grief. It just isn't capable of providing an adequate emotional response once the dead exceed a few dozen in number. And it do… - Alastair Reynolds
The human capacity for grief. It just isn't capable of providing an adequate emotional response once the dead exceed a few dozen in number. And it do…
- Alastair Reynolds
It looked like a biology lesson for gods, or a snapshot of the kind of pornography which might be enjoyed by sentient planets. - Alastair Reynolds
It looked like a biology lesson for gods, or a snapshot of the kind of pornography which might be enjoyed by sentient planets.
As the old saying went, the Manhattan Project wasn't built in a day. Or was that Rome? Something to do with Earth, anyway. - Alastair Reynolds
As the old saying went, the Manhattan Project wasn't built in a day. Or was that Rome? Something to do with Earth, anyway.
Enjoy it, kid. Enjoy feeling that you can make a difference.' Floyd flashed him a smile. 'It won't last for ever. - Alastair Reynolds
Enjoy it, kid. Enjoy feeling that you can make a difference.' Floyd flashed him a smile. 'It won't last for ever.
You worry that we're becoming monsters. Merlin, we already were monsters. You didn't make us any worse. - Alastair Reynolds
You worry that we're becoming monsters. Merlin, we already were monsters. You didn't make us any worse.
Autocratic governments are masters of self-contradiction. They say one thing, do another. - Alastair Reynolds
Autocratic governments are masters of self-contradiction. They say one thing, do another.
To see something marvelous with your own eyes-that's wonderful enough. But when two of you see it, two of you together, holding hands, holding each o… - Alastair Reynolds
To see something marvelous with your own eyes-that's wonderful enough. But when two of you see it, two of you together, holding hands, holding each o…
It's an ancient technique known as lying, Khouri. - Alastair Reynolds
It's an ancient technique known as lying, Khouri.
The cards always look different when it's your turn to play them; loaded with subtly different possibilities. - Alastair Reynolds
The cards always look different when it's your turn to play them; loaded with subtly different possibilities.
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