Peter F. Hamilton Quotes

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

It was the sort of review board that Jeff thoroughly disapproved of; hands-on bureaucratic interference in university and agency programs always lead to pure science being impoverished.

Well, I’ve grown up from that silly little girl, Jeff. I’ve learned how to be a full-fledged modern bitch, which is the only survival trait that counts in this world. I can swim with the sharks now, and they’ll be the ones who get scared when I’m in the water.

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.

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

When he thought about it, he wasn’t totally sure what kind of group he did want to be with on a permanent social basis. Late twenties, probably, or early thirties. Young enough not to be boring, old enough to have some wisdom.

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

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.

Having a famous father is a difficult concept for any child to understand. After all, he is just your father, nothing else, nothing exceptional.

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

Mockery; the righteousness of fools everywhere.

I believe that intelligence and rationality will always be primary no matter what shape sentient creatures take. To not think that would be to doubt the value of life itself.

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.

Ladies," Pamela raise her glass. "A toast."
"A toast," they agreed.
"Expensive shopping, older champagne, and younger men.

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.