Peter F. Hamilton Quotes

I look young, almost as young as you lot; but the real difference between us is cynicism. You don't have any, while I've got a ton of it."
"I'm cynical, Philip protested. "I don't believe a word politicians say."
"That's not cynicism," Sophie said. "That's just common sense.

Even Sue was impressed by how quickly he slid from reasonable human being to petulant teenage grouch.

Well, just remember, babies are God’s way of persuading parents to have teenagers.

Like men in his position throughout history, Kingsley Pryor did nothing as events swept him to their conclusion; simply waiting and praying that a magical third option would spring from nowhere.

They lied!"
"Of course they lied. They're politicians, it's what they do.

Politicians, they’re all as bad as each other.

Your generation, always want the capital letters, never the subtext. You don’t learn to read properly, that’s the trouble. And don’t start telling me you’ve accessed books. I’m talking about the real thing, good solid paper that you can hold in your hand, and bend the page corners the way you’re not supposed to.

Jesus, what planet do they import people like that from?

Annabelle was a damn fine notch on your bedpost.

Jeff hadn’t played croquet for twenty years. It was fun remembering all the dirty tricks. Anybody who believed that croquet was a civilized sport had clearly never played before.

Mockery; the righteousness of fools everywhere.

Want to talk about it?"
"No."
"I think you're supposed to. All my friends who talk native psychobabble say you should rationalize events back to their origin point so you can acknowledge their structural integration within your life flow."
"Alison, that's…that…such a load of crap."
"I know that.

You cannot impose ideologies on people who do not embrace it wholeheartedly.

One of the reasons she’d never quite made it to supermodel status was her generous bust size.

It must be a sign of true age to think parties were a pain to be avoided at all costs.