There is that within a man that drives him ever onwards, just as the power of the seasons drives the roots of flowers into the hard earth; and so he …

- Tom Holt

In spite of really intense competition for the job, I'm still my own worst enemy.

- Tom Holt

Human beings can get used to virtually anything, given plenty of time and no choice in the matter whatsoever.

- Tom Holt

Telling lies is a bit like tiling bathrooms - if you don't know how to do it properly, it's best not to try.

- Tom Holt

Luck, like a Russian car, generally only works if you push it.

- Tom Holt

After all, what else is scientific enquiry of any sort other than a controlled version of banging one's head against the universe until something giv…

- Tom Holt

It was irritating to have one's physical shortcomings pointed out quite so plainly twice in one evening, once by a beautiful girl and once by a dying…

- Tom Holt

Not only had he lost the only girl he'd ever loved, he'd lost her in duplicate, like some heartbroken but highly efficient civil servant.

- Tom Holt

Descartes' immortal conclusion cogito ergo sum was recently subjected to destruction testing by a group of graduate researchers at Princeton led by P…

- Tom Holt