Peter F. Hamilton Quotes

Mockery; the righteousness of fools everywhere.

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

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.

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

I’ve got the worst time of my life ahead of me, and our wonderful medical establishment will stretch it out and out until I just scream for it to end.

It was a struggle that had turned her into a minor media celebrity, and produced a great many supporters from across the political spectrum, all of them loud.

Do I get her in the end, the princess?"
"Unless you've got a magic sword and a flying dragon that does smart-ass one-liners, not a snowflake's chance in hell.

But to have dreamed the dream is to have flown above the mountains so high in all but deed.

But the thing is, you can never believe that anyone who looks so lovely can be anything other than lovely. Especially when it comes to women. I mean, that knowledge is hardwired into a man’s genes. Pretty equals nice. Jesus wept, did I ever learn the hard way. I’m not joking, Tim, Flaky Tracy turned out to be the ultimate bitch demon from hell. The only reason she was sent to roam the earth was because the devil got nervous when she was around down below.

Bankers in pain," Alan said. "Now there's a happy thought.

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

Annabelle was a damn fine notch on your bedpost.

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.

It didn’t matter that Nicole had made all the moves; sleeping with a friend’s granddaughter had to be pretty close to the top of all-time Bad Things.

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